New Amtrak rail options are coming to the Albany-Rensselaer Train Station, which serves the Capital Region.
Beginning next spring, the Metro-North Hudson Line will go beyond Poughkeepsie and extend to the Capital Region.
Amtrak is restoring one round trip between Albany and Penn Station beginning Dec. 1. State leaders say this will fill the gap after Amtrak service was partially suspended earlier this year due to work on the East River Tunnel.
The company is also putting a $99 price cap on trips between Albany and New York City for coach seats, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday.
“And that’s really how I view infrastructure. It’s that connectivity between people and places, their lives, their jobs, their recreational experiences. So it’s not just about roads and bridges and railroads. I look it as improving people’s quality of life,” Hochul said.