Dubbed the “first mass transit Super Bowl,” the MTA is encouraging people attending the big game on Sunday, Feb. 2 as well as related festivities this week to use its subways, buses, and regional railroads.
The MTA will be providing additional service on the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Railroad, and NYC transit will also be providing full service.
Super Bowl Boulevard will be covering Broadway from 34th Street to 47th Street beginning this Wednesday, Jan. 29 at noon. Super Bowl Boulevard consists of a 7-story Toboggan Run and endless possibilities for autographs and pictures for die-hard fans.
Wednesday, Jan. 29 to Friday, Jan. 31:
NYC Transit
The B,D,F,M,N,Q, or R trains will take you to 34th Street-Herald Square, the N,Q,R,S,1,2,3 or 7 trains will drop you off right at Times Square- 42nd Street, and the A,C, or E, to 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Long Island Railroad
The LIRR will be adding extra late afternoon and evening trains on four branches (Babylon Branch, Ronkonkoma Branch, Port Jefferson Branch, Port Washington Branch) starting Jan 29th.
Babylon Branch:
Four extra Penn Station-bound trains will be departing Babylon Ronkonkoma Branch.
Ronkonkoma Branch:
An extra Penn Station-bound train will be departing from Ronkonkoma. Three Ronkonkoma-bound trains will be departing Penn Station.
Port Jefferson Branch:
Three extra Penn Station bound trains will be departing Huntington.
An extra Huntington-bound train will be departing Penn Station.
Port Washington Branch:
Three extra Penn Station-bound trains will be departing Great Neck
For more details, click here.
Metro-North Railroad
The Metro North Railroad will be running four extra trains per day.
Harlem Line:
An extra train will be departing Southeast, and arriving at Grand Central
Hudson Line:
An extra train will be departing Poughkeepsie, and arriving at Grand Central.
New Haven Line:
An extra train will be departing New Haven and arriving at Grand Central.
An extra train will also be departing Grand Central, and arriving in New Haven
Saturday Feb.1:
New York City Transit
New York City Transit will be running an extra 1 train. The S train on the 42nd Street Shuttle will be having rush-hour level service providing 3 extra trains
Metro-North Railroad
The Metro North Railroad will be providing 16 extra trains on the New Haven Line and two extra trains on the Hudson Line.
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road will be running six extra Babylon Branch Trains.
Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2:
Fans holding tickets to the Super Bowl will be able to take trains, Fans Express busses, and charter buses to the country’s first Mass Transit Super Bowl. Fans will be required to bring the ticket to show at the Secaucus Junction before being allowed to connect the MetLife Stadium shuttle train.
Ticket holders may also catch NJ transit to trains to Secaucus for a short shuttle train ride to MetLife Stadium.
Penn Station buses; M4, M7, M20, M34, M34A, and Q32
In addition, Fan Express buses will depart for the game form six points in Manhattan, and the MTA is a great way to get to all the departure points
- Battery Place (4,5 to Bowling Green)
- 6th Ave (A,C,D, and F to W. 4th St.)
- Madison Square Park (N,R to 23rd St.)
- Grand Central/45th St. (4,5,6,7, and S/Metro-North to Grand Central)
- Waldorf Astoria Hotel (6 to 51st /E to Lexington Ave)
- Time-Warner Center (1, A, C, D to 59th St-Columbus Circle)
After the game:
The Long Island Rail Road will be running two extra trains from Penn Station.
A Babylon bound train will depart and a Huntington-bound train will depart.
For more details, click here.
MTA to suspend track and road work:
New York City Transit is suspending Manhattan weekend track work during Super Bowl weekend, Feb. 1-2, with the exception of the long-term Sandy recovery project to restore the R train through the Montague Tube. MTA Bridges and Tunnels will closely monitor all routine construction at its crossings Super Bowl week, particularly at the bridges and tunnels leading into Manhattan. All routine construction will be suspended at MTA crossings on Super Bowl weekend. The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge will maintain three lanes heading to the Bronx all weekend.
