Hudson Valley commuters will quickly have the ability to get to and from town quicker, as Metro-North rolls out “superexpress” trains on the Hudson Line subsequent month.
Beginning Monday, Oct. 6, six trains a day will run between Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County and Grand Central Terminal in roughly 90 minutes — 5 to seven minutes quicker than the present schedule. The velocity enhancements have been made doable by schedule optimizations and sign enhancements round Yonkers.
Three superexpress trains will run to town every weekday morning, departing Poughkeepsie at 6:08 a.m., 6:44 a.m. and seven:05 a.m.
Three will ferry people again to Poughkeepsie within the evenings, departing Grand Central Terminal at 5:09 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6:12 p.m.
The trains will make stops at Harlem-A hundred and twenty fifth St., Beacon and New Hamburg alongside the way in which.
Gov. Kathy Hochul declares the launch of quicker “super-express” trains on the Hudson Line between Poughkeepsie and New York Metropolis with the upcoming MTA Metro-North Railroad schedule efficient Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (Susan Watts / Workplace of Governor Kathy Hochul)
“Between Grand Central and Poughkeepsie these are the fastest times in Metro-North history,” mentioned Metro-North President Justin Vonashek.
The superexpress program is an growth of the service that started in April on the New Haven Line, with six trains connecting the Elm Metropolis to the Huge Apple every day in roughly 90 minutes.
Tuesday’s announcement comes as Metro-North, proper on schedule for Local weather Week NYC, has rolled out two new dual-mode locomotives — which might function on each electrified and nonelectrified tracks. Thirty-three of the locomotives are due in service by the top of 2028. The trains produce 85% much less airborne pollution than the present fleet of locomotives.
Initially Revealed: September 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM EDT
