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The limited bus service will begin serving the Hudson Line at around 1 p.m. on Monday, July 10, and will make stops between the Croton-Harmon and Poughkeepsie stations, MTA officials announced.
These stops will include the Cortlandt and Beacon stations as well.
The buses will replace regular Hudson Line train service, which was suspended on Sunday afternoon, July 9 after severe storms caused washout conditions in Northern Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties.
As a result of the storms, high water and debris such as boulders and trees were left on sections of tracks north of Croton-Harmon. This caused the suspensions, which are expected to continue through Monday, officials said.
In addition to the Hudson Line, Metro-North also suspended service on the Upper Harlem Line between Southeast and Wassaic on Monday because of high water on the tracks, as well as a washout located on the right-of-way south of Dover in Dutchess County.
Buses replaced service on the Upper Harlem Line around 10 a.m. on Monday, and have been departing from Southeast on a load-and-go basis before stopping in Wassaic.
Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi attributed the train suspensions to the Hudson Valley receiving a "month’s worth of rain in just a few hours."
"Crews continue to work around-the-clock, and to limit the impact on customers we were able to secure limited bus service to Poughkeepsie and Wassaic," Rinaldi said, adding that commuters should allow for extra travel time.
Rinaldi also said that commuters can check the TrainTime app for service information as well as new.mta.info.
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