NYC — Public Transit and roads will shut down at 11 p.m. tonight, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, when a travel ban goes into effect. This is the first time in history that subways will be shut down due to snow, the MTA confirms.
Prior to the shutdown, reduced subway and bus service is expected, while Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the area.
To protect the trains from the elements, cars will be put on underground express tracks, meaning local service for the ride home.
SERVICE CHANGES
Subways: trains will be running local this evening starting between 7 and 8 p.m. when the MTA begins storing cars on underground express tracks. Subways will stop running at 11 p.m.
Buses: MTA will limit service on a route-by-route basis as the storm continues through the night and ridership decreases as people head home. Buses will stop running at 11 p.m.
LIRR and Metro-North: Commuter rails will be shut down by 11 p.m. The MTA added 26 extra trains to the schedules this afternoon—eight additional LIRR trains leaving Penn Station between 2 and 4 p.m. and 18 more trains leaving Grand Central Terminal between 1 and 4 p.m. There are 14 Metro-North trains that normally depart the city after 5 p.m. that will be canceled or consolidated with other trains.
PATH: Starting at 9 p.m., trains will go on a weekend schedule. They will stop running at 11 p.m.
NJ Transit: Last train out will be at 8 p.m., with trains expecting to reach their final destinations by 10 p.m.
