Rockland County Announces Transit Schedule Changes for Memorial Day

POMONA, NY – County Executive Ed Day and the Rockland County Department of Public Transportation have announced transit schedules for Memorial Day – Monday, May 25 – and early getaway commuter service on Friday, May 22. To sign up for Transit Alerts and to see schedules, go to www.rocklandbus.com.

Friday, May 22 ‐ Early Getaway Commuter Service: 

Transport of Rockland (TOR), TAPPAN ZEExpress (TZx) and TRIPS paratransit buses will operate regular weekday service. Coach USA Express (Shortline) bus service from the Exit 14 Park & Ride lot will operate regular morning and evening service. Additional early getaway buses will be added at 2 p.m. from 56th St. & 5th Ave. and at 2:30 p.m. from Wall Street.

The Port Jervis Line will add an additional train departing Hoboken at 2:45 p.m. and Secaucus Junction at 2:55 p.m. The train that normally departs Hoboken at 6:11 p.m. and Secaucus Junction at 6:21 p.m. will be cancelled.

NJT trains on the Pascack Valley Line and Main/Bergen Line will operate regular Friday schedules. The Haverstraw‐Ossining Ferry will meet an earlier Metro‐North train departing Grand Central Terminal at 2:51 pm.

Memorial Day ‐ Monday, May 25:

TZx and TOR buses will operate Saturday service, except that TOR Loop #1 and Loop #2 will operate regular weekday schedules. TRIPS Paratransit buses will operate A.D.A. service only.

Coach USA’s Rockland Coaches (Red & Tan Lines) local bus routes #9, 9W, 11‐A and 20 will operate Sunday schedules. Commuter express routes 45, 47 and 49 will not operate.

Coach USA Express (Shortline) buses from the Exit 14 Park & Ride will not operate. Saddle River Tours/AmeriBus route 11C will not operate.

Coach USA’s Shortline buses and Monsey Trails buses will operate a Holiday schedule.

Memorial Day ‐ Monday, May 25: 

Clarkstown Mini Trans, Spring Valley Jitney and the Haverstraw‐Ossining Ferry will not operate. Metro‐North’s Hudson Line and Port Jervis Line trains will operate Sunday schedules.

NJ Transit trains will operate Weekend schedules on the Main/Bergen Line and on the Pascack Valley Line.

Go to www.rocklandbus.com for TOR and TAPPAN ZEExpress schedules and to sign up for Transit Alerts. Call the Transit Information Center at 845-364‐3333, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., for trip planning assistance.