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Delays of up to 45 minutes should be anticipated as buses will replace train service south of Yonkers beginning at 10 p.m., the MTA announced on its website. This service schedule will take effect for the rest of the week.
The 7:56 p.m. train from Poughkeepsie that arrives in Grand Central at 9:41 p.m., and the 9 p.m. train from Croton-Harmon that arrives in Grand Central at 10:09 p.m. are the last inbound trains to operate on the Hudson Line south of Yonkers.
Hudson Line trains heading for Grand Central will stop at Yonkers station and customers will transfer to buses, which will bring them to Mount Vernon West station to continue their trip via train. For service to the Bronx or Ludlow stations, customers will be bused directly from Yonkers to these stations.
Regular train service resumed Monday morning on the Hudson Line with scattered delays of up to 15 minutes, even as work continued to repair the rails, the MTA said.
The damage to infrastructure was caused Thursday by a freight train that derailed near the Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx. As of Monday, only one of the two tracks in the area was returned to service, the MTA said. Customers were advised to anticipate delays.
The remaining track will be out of service for the week, and work will continue at night to rebuild 1,500 feet of track before it can be returned to passenger service, the MTA website said.
Commuters should listen for announcements at each train station and continue to check the Metro-North website for updates.
Trains were operating on a limited hourly service between Poughkeepsie and Yonkers stations since the derailment. Trains went no farther than Yonkers this weekend, with commuters switching to shuttle bus service there.
Ten cars of the 25-car freight train that derailed were hauling municipal garbage and other materials. The cause of the accident remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and crews are working under difficult conditions, the MTA said.
The derailment site is in a narrow rock cut, making it impossible to work alongside the derailed cars, the MTA said.
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