Metro-North Suspends Trains Between Yonkers And Manhattan Friday

YONKERS, N.Y. - Commuters traveling to Manhattan on Metro-North Railroad on Friday morning must take a shuttle bus from Yonkers and connect to a subway to get into the city.

This video, courtesy of MTA, shows the aftermath of a freight train derailment near the Metro-North Hudson Line.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of MTA

by The Daily Voice

07/19/2013 8:20 a.m.

Hudson Line service remains suspended until further notice due to Thursday night's freight train derailment in the vicinity of the Spuyten Duyvil station, the MTA said on its website Friday morning. Customers were strongly urged to make alternate travel plans.

The MTA is recommending that customers use the Harlem Line for points of travel north and south. Hudson Line tickets will be honored on the Harlem Line, and Metro-North Hudson Line parking permits will be honored at Harlem Line parking facilities operated by LAZ.

For southbound service, reduced train service will operate between Poughkeepsie and Yonkers stations only and connect with shuttle bus service to Van Cortlandt Park-242 Street for southbound No. 1 Subway service.

For northbound service between Yonkers and Poughkeepsie stations only, customers should take the S Shuttle from Grand Central to Times Square for No. 1 Subway Service to Van Cortlandt Park-242 Street. Bus service will operate to Yonkers Station and connect with reduced train service to Poughkeepsie .

A special schedule to/from Yonkers and Poughkeepsie stations is posted on the MTA's schedules page.

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