Metro-North Records Nearly Perfect On-Time Performance at 99.3% for East of Hudson Lines, Best Month in Railroad’s 41-Year History
LIRR On-Time Performance of 96.3% Marks Best February in 12 Years; High Comes One Year After Major Service Increase Associated With Grand Central Madison
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a record number of Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad trains operated on time in February. Metro-North Railroad had the best month in its history on East of Hudson service with a nearly perfect on-time performance of 99.3 percent on Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines. Metro-North was able to achieve the record on-time performance while still maintaining its aggressive infrastructure program, with crews working to complete a major switch replacement project on Grand Central Terminal’s upper level. In addition to the infrastructure work, the railroad navigated two major snow events. Combined with January’s 98.5 percent on-time performance on East of Hudson service, the first two months of 2024 are a record for Metro-North trains operating on time.
“New York leads the nation in public transportation, and our commuter rail network is moving New Yorkers at a record pace,” Governor Hochul said. “Mass transit is the most reliable, cost-effective and environmentally responsible way to travel, and we will continue our significant investments in commuter rail to make it even better.”
The LIRR’s 96.3 percent on-time performance was the best mark the railroad has posted for the month of February since 2012. The February 2024 record includes 6,400 more monthly trains, as the railroad added a historic 271 trains per day to its schedule to accompany the opening of Grand Central Madison last year.
The record month for Metro-North featured two days in which 100 percent of trains operated on time – Thursday, February 22 and Saturday, February 24. The railroad’s West of Hudson Pascack Valley Line also reported strong on-time performance for February with 97.2 percent of trains operating on time. These performance trends have continued into this month, with Metro-North trains operating 100 percent on time on Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10.
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