NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Metro-North Railroad on Friday announced plans for additional weekend trains and other capacity moves on its New Haven line in light of a collision and fire involving a gasoline tank truck that has closed Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Conn., at least through Monday.
Today (May 4) and Sunday, May 5, two additional trains are operating between New Haven and Grand Central Terminal. Morning departures from New Haven are at 8:29 a.m. and 9:26 a.m. ET; returns from New York are at 4:53 p.m. and 6:59 p.m. Some other trains will have additional cars added to increase capacity.
No additional trains are planned on Monday, when the route already has an extensive schedule, but trains will have additional cars added to increase capacity. Station ambassadors will be on hand at New Haven, Bridgeport, South Norwalk, and Stamford, Conn., between 6 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to help answer customer questions.
More information on MTA plans is available here; updates on I-95 are available here from the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
The I-95 accident damaged a highway overpass directly above the fire to the point that it must be demolished, leading to the closure. The section of the highway involved carries about 150,000 vehicles daily, the New York Times reports.
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