Holiday Nostalgia Rides

Sun Dec 1, 2024 - Sun Dec 29, 2024
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Repeating every week — Sundays through December 29, 2024.
10:00am to 5:30pm ET
Age: All
Price: One MetroCard Swipe
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Celebrate the magic of New York City during the holidays with a ride back in time on a vintage fleet of subway trains! 

The Holiday Nostalgia Train departs from the 2nd Avenue-Houston Street on the uptown F line in lower Manhattan at:

  • 10am
  • 12pm
  • 2pm
  • 4pm

The Holiday Nostalgia Train departs from the 96th Street-2nd Avenue on the Q line at:

  • 11am
  • 1pm
  • 3pm
  • 5pm

ROUTE

The Holiday Nostalgia Train operates between 2nd Avenue – Houston Street on the uptown F line platform and 96th Street – 2nd Avenue on the Q line. Passengers can board the train at any of the stations below.

Uptown Stops:

  • 2nd Avenue – Houston Street (F)
  • Broadway – Lafayette Street (D, 6)
  • West 4th Street – Washington Square (A/C/E, D/F)
  • 34th Street – Herald Square (D/F, N/Q/R)
  • 42nd Street – Bryant Park (A/C/E, D/F, N/Q/R, S, 7)
  • 47th – 50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (D/F)
  • 57th Street – 6th Avenue (F)
  • Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F, Q)
  • 72nd Street – 2nd Avenue (Q)
  • 86th Street – 2nd Avenue (Q)
  • 96th Street – 2nd Avenue (Q)

Downtown Stops:

  • 96th Street – 2nd Avenue (Q)
  • 86th Street – 2nd Avenue (Q)
  • 72nd Street – 2nd Avenue (Q)
  • Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F, Q)
  • 57th Street – 6th Avenue (F)
  • 47th – 50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (D/F)
  • 42nd Street – Bryant Park (A/C/E, D/F, N/Q/R, S, 7)
  • 34th Street – Herald Square (D/F, N/Q/R)
  • West 4th Street – Washington Square (A/C/E, D/F)
  • Broadway – Lafayette Street (D, 6)
  • 2nd Avenue – Houston Street (F)

Accessible stations along the route include Broadway – Lafayette Street (D, 6), West 4th Street – Washington Square (A/C/E, D/F), 34th Street – Herald Square (D/F, N/Q/R), 47th – 50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (D/F), Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F, Q), 72nd Street – 2nd Avenue (Q), 86th Street – 2nd Avenue (Q), and 96th Street – 2nd Avenue (Q).

Please check the MYmta app and visit the MTA’s Elevator and Escalator Status page before you travel for real-time elevator status information.

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.