Metro-North Railroad will operate 18 early getaway trains departing Grand Central Terminal through 4:15pm. The extra service includes 10 extra trains on the New Haven Line, connecting to Danbury, and three on the Harlem Line to Brewster. 

Last year on Thanksgiving Eve, Metro-North Railroad carried 100,275 people northbound from Grand Central between noon and 8 p.m., a 17.4% increase over a normal weekday and a 6.4% increase over the prior year. Metro-North expects to carry 102,000 customers from Grand Central between noon and 8 p.m., the highest ever in Metro-North history, and 2% higher than last year’s getaway.

Metro-North will provide additional inbound morning service for customers heading to the Thanksgiving Day Parade. There is also expanded outbound service starting in the late morning and continuing through mid-afternoon. 

Anyone from the Greater Danbury area headed to New York for the Thanksgiving Day parade tomorrow and taking the train are being urged by Metro North to get tickets in advance.  After the parade, riders must show a ticket before boarding trains at Grand Central or Harlem-125th Street Station.