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Harlem-125 St → Riverside
- Travel time
- 52min
- Peak fare
- $16.00
- Off-peak
- $11.75
- Weekday trains
- 41
Trains run direct from Harlem-125 St to Riverside on the New Canaan Branch, no change of train. The trip takes 40 to 53 minutes and covers 24.1 miles with 11 stops in between. There are 41 trains each weekday, roughly one every 30 minutes, with the first at 12:35 AM and the last at 11:48 PM. A one-way ticket costs $16.00 at peak and $11.75 off-peak.
This is the outbound direction, leaving Harlem-125th Street. Weekday trains scheduled to leave between 4:00 and 8:00 PM charge the peak fare, $16.00; earlier, later and all weekend the off-peak fare, $11.75, applies. In this direction the gap between trains is about 31 minutes in the morning peak and 30 minutes at midday. 10 of the 41 weekday trains skip stops; the fastest run is what the travel-time range below reflects. Going back, Riverside to Harlem-125 St has 43 weekday trains, first at 1:01 AM and last at 12:11 AM, taking 41 to 63 minutes. See the return trip.
Updated 21 Sep 2026 · Metro-North Railroad GTFS · MTA Metro-North fares to Grand Central, effective July 1 2026
The New Canaan Branch leaves the New Haven Line at Stamford and runs north through Glenbrook, Springdale and Talmadge Hill to New Canaan.
Calling points
ServiceHarlem-125 St to Riverside
FaresZone 1 → Zone 15
Source: MTA Metro-North fares to Grand Central, effective July 1 2026.
How the pass break-even is calculated
Metro-North prices by fare zone, counted outward from Grand Central Terminal and Harlem-125th Street, which are zone 1. The Hudson and Harlem Lines use one series of zones; the New Haven Line uses a separate series that starts at zone 11, so a zone number on its own does not say how far you are from Manhattan. Trips that do not touch zone 1 use intermediate fares, which cost the same on every train.
Peak fares apply on weekday trains scheduled to arrive at Grand Central or Harlem-125th Street between 6:00 and 10:00 AM, to leave them between 4:00 and 8:00 PM, and on trains leaving Grand Central between 6:00 and 9:00 AM. Weekends and holidays are off-peak all day.
Tickets are sold in the MTA TrainTime app, at station machines and ticket windows, and on board at a higher price. Senior, disabled and Medicare fares are reduced but are not valid on weekday morning peak trains into Manhattan. Weekly and monthly tickets cover unlimited travel between two zones. Fares on the Connecticut portion of the New Haven Line and its branches are set with the Connecticut Department of Transportation and published on the same MTA fare charts this site reads.
Stopping pattern
Questions
How long is the train from Harlem-125 St to Riverside?
Between 40 and 53 minutes on the published schedule; the typical run is 52 minutes with 11 stops in between.
Are there express trains from Harlem-125 St to Riverside?
Yes. 10 of the 41 weekday trains skip stops. The fastest makes 4 stops and the fullest 11, which is the difference between 40 and 53 minutes.
Is it cheaper off-peak?
Yes. The one-way fare is $11.75 off-peak and $16.00 on a peak train. Peak means a weekday departure from the terminal between 4:00 and 8:00 PM.
When is the first and last train from Harlem-125 St?
The first weekday departure is at 12:35 AM and the last at 11:48 PM. Weekends run 38 trains on Saturday and 32 on Sunday.
How often do trains run in the morning peak?
Between 6 and 10 AM the gap between departures averages about 31 minutes in this direction.
Are Harlem-125 St and Riverside accessible?
Harlem-125 St is listed as fully accessible and Riverside as partially accessible in the MTA station dataset. Lift outages are not reflected here; check the operator before you travel.
Which fare zones does this trip cross?
Harlem-125 St is in zone 1 and Riverside in zone 15. The fare is set by those two zones, not by the stops in between.
Do I need to change trains?
No. Every train counted here runs direct on the New Canaan Branch.