Metro-North's holiday lights trains have returned for 2025. And new this year, we have two trains—one electric and one diesel—so we can bring holiday lights to every part of our East of Hudson territory.
This season, our holiday lights trains will run from Friday, November 28, 2025 to Sunday, January 4, 2026. Check back here every few days for the latest schedule.
(We will do everything possible to run the holiday lights trains on the scheduled trips shown, but operational issues may arise at short notice, so the schedule is subject to change.)
Schedule
Monday, December 29
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 7:56 a.m. to North White Plains (daylight)
- 12:21 p.m. to North White Plains (daylight)
- 4:45 p.m. to North White Plains (twilight into darkness)
- 7:26 p.m. to Southeast (darkness)
Diesel train
- 11:35 a.m. to Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 5:09 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (twilight into darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 6:01 a.m. from Southeast (darkness into daylight)
- 9:40 a.m. from North White Plains (daylight)
- 3:05 p.m. from North White Plains (daylight)
Diesel train
- 6:44 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (twilight into daylight)
- 2:48 p.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)
Tuesday, December 30
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 5:38 a.m, to North White Plains (darkness)
- 8:43 a.m. to Southeast (daylight)
- 4:38 p.m. to Croton-Harmon (twilight into darkness)
- 9 p.m. to North White Plains (darkness)
Diesel train
- 5:30 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 7:39 a.m. from Crestwood (daylight)
- 2:41 p.m. from Southeast (daylight)
- 6:01 p.m. from Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Diesel train
- 6:08 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (darkness into daylight)
Wednesday, December 31
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 8:56 a.m. to North White Plains (daylight)
- 4:34 p.m. to Southeast (daylight into darkness)
- 1:08 a.m. to Southeast (darkness)
Diesel train
- 3:08 a.m. from Croton-Harmon to Poughkeepsie (darkness)
- 6:46 a.m. to Poughkeepsie (twilight into daylight)
- 3:48 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (daylight into darkness)
- 8:27 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (darkness)
- 2:30 a.m. to Poughkeepsie (darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 7:32 a.m. from North White Plains (daylight)
- 12:13 p.m. from North White Plains (daylight)
- 7:19 p.m. from Southeast (darkness)
Diesel train
- Train 806, 4:42 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (darkness)
- Train 854, 10:45 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- Train 882, 5:53 p.m. from Poughkeepsie (darkness)
- Train 896, 10:48 p.m. from Poughkeepsie to Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Thursday, January 1
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 11:25 a.m. to Croton-Harmon (daylight)
- 4:42 p.m. to North White Plains (twilight into darkness)
- 9:14 p.m. to Southeast (darkness)
Diesel train
- 4:56 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (twilight into darkness)
- 10:56 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 8:09 a.m. from Southeast (daylight)
- 2:06 p.m. from Croton-Harmon (daylight)
- 7:02 p.m. from North White Plains (darkness)
- 12:09 a.m. from Southeast (darkness)
Diesel train
- 7:58 p.m. from Poughkeepsie (darkness)
Friday, January 2
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 2:04 p.m. to New Haven (daylight)
- 7:16 p.m. to Stamford (darkness)
- 1:15 a.m. to Stamford (darkness)
Diesel train
- 1:07 a.m. to New Haven (darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 6:59 a.m. from Harrison (twilight into daylight)
- 11:31 a.m. from Stamford (daylight)
- 4:38 p.m. from New Haven (daylight into darkness)
- 9:28 p.m. from Stamford (darkness)
Diesel train
- 6 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (darkness into daylight)
Saturday, January 3
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 5:36 p.m. to Stamford (darkness)
- 10:06 p.m. to New Haven (darkness)
Diesel train
- 7:57 a.m. to Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 11:47 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 8:29 a.m. from New Haven (daylight)
- 8:01 p.m. from Stamford (darkness)
Diesel train
- 4:37 a.m. from New Haven (darkness)
- 10:26 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 6:40 p.m. from Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Sunday, January 4
From Grand Central
Electric train
- 9:36 a.m. to Stamford (daylight)
- 2:02 p.m. to New Haven (daylight)
Diesel train
- 8:56 a.m. to Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 4:56 p.m. to Poughkeepsie (twilight into darkness)
- 10:53 p.m. to Croton-Harmon (darkness)
Toward Grand Central
Electric train
- 6:40 a.m. from New Haven (twilight into daylight)
- 12:01 p.m. from Stamford (daylight)
- 5:17 p.m. from New Haven (twilight into darkness)
- 12:54 a.m. from Stamford (darkness)
Diesel train
- 5:58 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (darkness into daylight)
- 11:58 a.m. from Poughkeepsie (daylight)
- 7:58 p.m. from Poughkeepsie (darkness)