Service returns to normal at Grand Central.
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Don Pollard / NY Governor Office
After the storm that hit the region last Sunday, Metro-North Railroad service between New York and Albany resumed again this Wednesday.
The Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated the full reopening and announced that service is back up and running after historic rains and flooding affected the entire tri-state area and left one person dead.
The announcement was made by Governor Hochul, the president and CEO of the Metropolitan Transport Authority, Janno Lieber and the president of Metro-North Railroad, Catherine Rinaldiwho welcomed some of the first Metro-North commuters to arrive at Grand Central Terminal after service on the Hudson Line was restored.
“Experts said it could take more than a week to restore full Metro-North service, but thanks to the hard work and talents of union MTA workers, we have restored service to all Metro-North stations,” said Governor Hochul.
“Due to the climate crisis, these weather emergencies are quickly becoming our new normal, and I am committed to doing everything in my power to strengthen our infrastructure so that it is resilient for generations to come,” added the official.
Immediately after the storm, Metro-North service was suspended north of Croton-Harmon on the Hudson Line and north of the Southeast Station on the Harlem Line. Less than two days after the heavy rains, Metro-North was able to resume service to the Hudson Line, beginning with Poughkeepsie-bound trains operating Tuesday night. Service has also been restored on the Upper Harlem Line.
The president and MTA CEO Janno Lieber, expressed: “We have been weathering big storms together: Hurricane Ida rocked the Hudson Valley in 2021 and hit Metro North operations especially hard, and now here we are after another in-a-generation storm. The MTA team stepped up once more to get the railroad back on track. I have to thank the hundreds of crew members who worked around the clock to make this happen.”
Service suspensions on the Hudson and Harlem lines were affecting nearly 14,000 riders a day, and nearly 105,000 riders rely on these lines each week.
The removal of downed trees, water, mud and rocks involved hundreds of MTA workers and contractors, with more team members tracking out outages, moving equipment and managing substitute bus service.
2023-07-12 17:45:00
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