Hudson Line

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The Hudson Line is a major passenger rail route running along the east bank of the Hudson River in New York, serving both commuter and intercity trains between New York City and points upstate.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf commuter rail line
passenger rail line
rail corridor
commuterRailAgency Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
connectsWith Harlem Line
Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (via ferry/bus connections)
New Haven Line
New York City Subway (at Grand Central)
electrificationType third rail (southern portion)
fareSystem MTA Metro-North zone-based fares
follows east bank of the Hudson River
hasServiceType express commuter service
local commuter service
hasView Hudson River
Palisades (across the river in some segments)
historicalPredecessor New York Central Railroad main line (Hudson Division)
locatedIn New York State
United States
namedAfter Hudson River
northernEndpointStation Poughkeepsie station
openedForPassengerService 19th century
operator Metro-North Railroad
owner Metro-North Railroad
parallelTo U.S. Route 9 (in many segments)
partOf Metro-North Railroad system
primarySouthernTerminalCity Manhattan
railNetwork Northeast rail network
regionServed Dutchess County NERFINISHED
Hudson Valley
Putnam County
Westchester County NERFINISHED
safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC) (on Metro-North segments)
cab signaling (on Metro-North segments)
servesCity Beacon
New York City
Newburgh (via ferry/bus connections)
Peekskill NERFINISHED
Poughkeepsie NERFINISHED
Tarrytown NERFINISHED
Yonkers
southernEndpointStation Grand Central Terminal
terminus Grand Central Terminal
Poughkeepsie NERFINISHED
trackGauge standard gauge
usedBy Amtrak Empire Corridor trains (on shared segments)
Metro-North commuter trains
usedFor daily commuting
intercity travel (via shared trackage)


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