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MTA Metro-North Railroad is Adding Services in New April 6 Timetable
MTA Metro-North Railroad is adding 67 trains each week to its new spring timetable on Sunday, April 6, 2008 to increase frequency, add capacity and in some cases, shorten travel times. Metro-North will operate 4,439 trains a week, a 35% increase since 1983 when Metro-North was created.
On the Hudson Line there are 41 more trains each week, including 21 additional trains on weekends to serve the rapidly growing weekend market. There will be nine new Lower Hudson Line limited-stop express trains on Saturdays and Sundays between Croton- Harmon and Grand Central. This change will also see Lower Hudson Line stops removed from nine Upper Hudson trains. This will speed up trips for Upper Hudson Line customers and give Lower Hudson Line customers more choices. See a new timetable for details.
Also, the new timetable includes two new Upper Hudson "Saturday Only" limited-stop express trains, one inbound departing Poughkeepsie at 9:21am., and one outbound leaving Grand Central at 5:26pm. Also a "Sunday Evening Only" inbound limited stop express train will leave Poughkeepsie at 4:21pm.
On weeknights, three new off-peak, Lower Hudson Line limited-stop expresses will provide added service to Hastings and Dobbs Ferry. These new trains will depart Grand Central for Croton- Harmon at 9:16pm, 9:55pm, and 10:55pm. This change will also see Lower Hudson Line stops- Yonkers, Tarrytown, Scarborough and Ossining- removed from three Upper Hudson Line trains, making for a faster trip for Upper Hudson Line customers.
For weekday morning customers traveling from Croton- Harmon through Tarrytown stations, there is a new express train departing Croton-Harmon at 9am.
Also, minor schedule adjustments to off-peak and weekend trains will accommodate the installation of concrete ties from just north of Cold Spring to just north of Beacon.
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