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Grand Central Metro-North Station: Tickets, Destinations & On-Time Data
City Terminal Zone · Zone 1 · Accessible · From MTA open data · Not affiliated with the MTA
How busy is Grand Central station?
Tickets, not riders: a monthly or weekly ticket counts once however many times it is used, and a round trip counts once.
About 36,273 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Grand Central (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #1 most of 112 Metro-North stations, and 4.8% fewer than in the 12 months before. Another 46,959 a day were sold for trips ending here.
Where do riders from Grand Central go?
The most common destinations on tickets sold from Grand Central, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
- Stamford
6% of tickets2,129 a day - White Plains
6% of tickets2,116 a day - New Haven
6% of tickets2,101 a day - Fordham
3% of tickets1,182 a day - New Rochelle
3% of tickets1,164 a day - Tarrytown
3% of tickets1,136 a day - Beacon
3% of tickets1,113 a day - Greenwich
3% of tickets986 a day
What tickets do Grand Central riders buy?
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, all ways of buying (TrainTime app, ticket machines and ticket windows).
35% of peak and off-peak tickets from Grand Central were peak fares.
- One-way
11,278,423 sold85.2% - Round trip
500,650 sold3.8% - 10-trip
457,400 sold3.5% - Day pass
455,264 sold3.4% - Other
330,061 sold2.5% - Monthly
190,674 sold1.4%
Elevators and escalators
The railroad reports elevator and escalator availability by branch, not by station.
Grand Central is listed as accessible. Across the Grand Central Terminal, elevators worked 98.5% of the time and escalators 100% over the last 12 months.
Other stations on the City Terminal Zone
- Harlem-125 St 4,316 tickets a day
Schedules, parking and station details: Grand Central on mta.info.
Questions
How busy is Grand Central station?
About 36,273 tickets a day were sold for trips starting at Grand Central (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026), the #1 most of 112 Metro-North stations, 4.8% fewer than the year before.
Is Grand Central station accessible?
Yes. The MTA lists Grand Central as fully accessible.
What fare zone is Grand Central in?
Grand Central is in zone 1 on the City Terminal Zone.
Where do people go from Grand Central?
The most common destination on tickets from Grand Central is Stamford.
Data (data.ny.gov): MTA Railroad Ticket Sales, MTA Rail Stations, Metro-North Elevator and Escalator Availability, Metro-North On-Time Performance. Updated Nov 3, 2026.
Source code: github.com/MantieReid/mta-data-analysis · Analysis by Mantie Reid II (CC BY 4.0).
This is an independent data analysis project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
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