MTA TrainTime

MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

About this app

The TrainTime app provides a one-stop shop for Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad customers, where riders can buy and use tickets, plan their trips, track their trains, and more.

• Buy tickets with Google Pay or credit/debit card. Split payment between two cards.
• Plan trips with departure times and transfer details before you travel. You can also search for two origin and/or two destination stations at once.
• Save your frequent trains for easy access
• Share trips with family and friends so they know when to expect you
• Follow your trip with real-time GPS tracking, updated every few seconds
• See the layout of your train and how crowded each car is
• Chat with a customer service representative for either LIRR or Metro-North within the app

Ratings and reviews

App is ok. does the electronic tickets that you need it to. I do like the location-based feature which swaps the two from stations automatically. One feature the app should have is the option to show the past few hours of trains. meaning I may want information on a train. todd 2 hours ago for example

LIRR service is very good. However the passengers occupy the seats with their bags and act as if they have paid for those seats as well. They hesitate to move and let others seat, when there are people standing looking for seats. Frequent announcements should be done telling passengers to give way and space for people to occupy the middle seats.

Great app! You can plan your trip, it nicely saves your last search when you open it again, AND you can very easily buy tickets within the app. I use a lot of train/travel apps, and this one is one of the best out there. All the info you need in an easy to use interface. Highly recommended!

What’s new

• Some cards, once saved, may no longer require a security code for each transaction
• You can now add new saved cards from the Account page
• Several minor improvements and bug fixes