Beacon Mayor Lee Kyriacou: “Metro-North is the economic backbone of the Hudson Valley.”
NEW YORK – Starting on Monday, October 6, Metro-North Railroad will launch its “super-express” commuter train service between Poughkeepsie and New York City with service in less than 90 minutes.
Governor Hochul made the announcement while at Grand Central Terminal on Tuesday, also noting service between Beacon and New York will be under 60 minutes.
Beacon City Mayor Lee Kyriacou, who was with the governor in New York, praised the accomplishment.
“Metro-North is the economic backbone of the Hudson Valley. It allows working families to earn a living, to raise families, and contribute to their community,” he said. “Even a few minutes makes a difference. It allows you to put your kids to bed, to take a moment to buy flowers at the store behind us for an anniversary, or to get to chair a city council meeting on time.”
The governor said the new “super-express trains will save commuters nearly 15 minutes of travel time every day, giving riders back over an hour a week of their precious time.”
Metro-North President Justin Vonashek said the enhancements “build on the railroad’s record-setting reliability with a systemwide on-time performance of 98 percent – and with more improvement work underway, this is only the beginning.