MTA - Metropolitan Transportation Authority

07/22/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/22/2024 09:09

MTA Service Is the MVP for the Upcoming Yankees-Mets Games in the Bronx

Additional "Yankee Clipper" Trains to the Game will Run Before and After Games on the Harlem and New Haven Lines

Fans Can Also Get to the Games via Subway, Bus, and Paratransit

With the second Yankees-Mets match up of 2024 season taking place at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, July 23, and Wednesday, July 24, Metro-North Railroad is adding additional New Haven Line service to help fans get to the stadium and New York City Transit will provide subway service from multiple lines as it does for all Yankees games.

Metro-North's Yankee Clipper

Metro-North Railroad's "Yankee Clipper" trains are special game-day trains which provide one-seat rides from the Harlem and New Haven lines to Yankees-E 153 St station for all evening and weekend home games.

In addition to the Yankee Clipper trains, Metro-North operates shuttle trains for all games, including weekday day games, between Grand Central Terminal, Harlem-125th Street, and Yankees-E 153rd Street stations for fans departing from Manhattan, who are transferring at Grand Central from the LIRR or who are transferring at Harlem-125th Street station from Harlem and New Haven line trains.

For all games, Metro-North also adds a stop at Yankees-E 153rd Street station to many Hudson Line express and local trains to provide more options for fans traveling to and from the game.

Special direct Yankee Clipper trains will run on the Harlem and New Haven Lines to Yankees-E 153rd Street.

Take your ticket with you when you exit the train. Agents will be in the station to check tickets.

Schedules and fares are available on the MTA TrainTime app and the MTA website. Off-Peak fares apply for travel to and from Yankees-E. 153rd St Station for all three games.

New York City Subway

For this week's series, customers can take the or train to the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

The subway's 161 St-Yankee Stadium station, with service on the lines, is right in front of the stadium at the corner of 161st Street and River Avenue. Local trains and trains stop at 161 St-Yankee Stadium at all times.

New York City Buses

The Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13 stop right in front of the stadium at E. 161st Street and River Avenue. In addition, the Bx1 and Bx2 both stop at E. 161st Street and the Grand Concourse, a three-block walk to the stadium.

Customers can use the real-time bus ridership tracking feature on the MTA app before boarding.

Access-A-Ride

Access-A-Ride paratransit has a designated stop at Yankee Stadium located on East 161st Street at Macombs Dam Bridge near Gate 4.

To book a trip customers can use MY AAR online or in the new MTA app or call AAR at (877) 337-2017. When booking with an agent, customers should indicate they would like to be dropped off at the Yankee Stadium AAR Bus Stop.