US EditionMetro North Expansion Scrapped After Amtrak Agrees to Restore Albany Trains
Amtrak will reinstate three weekday round trips cut since last spring due to East River Tunnel work, responding to Gov. Hochul's push to protect commuters.
- In early March, Amtrak will restore all suspended Empire Service trains between New York Penn Station and Albany-Rensselaer after Gov. Kathy Hochul secured its commitment.
- To accommodate East River Tunnel reconstruction, Amtrak cut three round-trip trains starting spring 2025 after Superstorm Sandy damage and restored one trip on Dec. 1, 2025 following pressure from Gov. Kathy Hochul.
- The Metro-North mitigation plan would have run $40 each way service from Grand Central Terminal to Albany, but the proposed first route since 1967 is now off the table despite Gov. Kathy Hochul securing a $99 coach fare cap and pausing $109 dynamic pricing.
- Some commuters face higher costs as a result, with nearly three million New Yorkers relying on the Empire Service between the Capital Region and New York City each year.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul said the line will soon carry more passengers than before and left open a future Metro-North expansion north of Poughkeepsie, while an Amtrak spokesman declined to explain restoration details Tuesday.
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Amtrak to restore Albany-New York service, avoiding years of commuter chaos
Amtrak will restore its full Empire Service schedule between New York Penn Station and Albany-Rensselaer in early March, and in doing so has effectively killed a plan to bring temporary Metro-North trains all the way to the Capital Region.
Metro North expansion scrapped after Amtrak agrees to restore Albany trains
Amtrak will restore full daily service between the Capital Region and New York City in early March, while the Metro-North commuter railroad expansion north of Poughkeepsie has been cancelled due to the return of Amtrak's Empire Service trains.
Upstate Metro North expansion scrapped as Amtrak agrees to restore Albany trains
Amtrak will restore full daily service between the Capital Region and New York City in early March, while the Metro-North commuter railroad expansion north of Poughkeepsie has been cancelled due to the return of Amtrak's Empire Service trains.
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