Metro-North running 10 extra trains for Christmas Eve rush

The number of people driving to their holiday destination is expected to reach an all-time high between Dec. 24 and Jan. 3. AAA estimates that close to 90 million people will travel more than 50 miles

News 12 Staff

Dec 25, 2015, 3:30 AM

Updated 3,273 days ago

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The number of people driving to their holiday destination is expected to reach an all-time high between Dec. 24 and Jan. 3.
AAA estimates that close to 90 million people will travel more than 50 miles during the holiday. That's up nearly 1.5 percent from last year, and marks the seventh straight year of increases.
Metro-North ran on a regular weekday schedule for Christmas Eve. It also added an extra 10 trains on the New Haven Line.
The railroad says it will run hourly service on Christmas Day.