Amtrak is including two each day trains between Springfield and New York Metropolis

Journey

Service begins June 5.

Amtrak is growing service between Western Massachusetts and New York Metropolis in June.

The corporate is including two each day trains between Springfield and New York Metropolis to its Northeast Regional schedule. The brand new service begins June 5.

The added service at Springfield Union Station is the results of continued demand for extra trains in New England, in response to the corporate. The trains will present direct entry to New York Metropolis in 3 1/2 hours and supply connections to the Northeast Hall for journey to Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and extra.

“Including two new Northeast Regional trains between Springfield and New York Metropolis meets the rising demand of prepare journey and permits extra individuals to expertise the advantages of passenger rail,” stated Roger Harris, Amtrak president, in a press release. “Because of our collaboration with MassDOT and CTDOT, and with help from MTA Metro North, we are able to supply extra service, scale back journey instances and supply better journey flexibility for our clients, together with arriving in New York from Springfield and Hartford earlier than 9 a.m.”

The added service means much less vehicles on the street, much less site visitors, and a decrease carbon footprint for vacationers, in response to Gina Fiandaca, Massachusetts transportation secretary and CEO.

Vacationers get pleasure from the identical facilities on the Northeast Regional as they do on most Amtrak trains, in response to the corporate, together with free Wi-Fi, ample leg room, no center seat, and the power to convey small pets.

Vacationers depart Springfield at 4:45 a.m. and arrive at Moynihan Prepare Corridor at New York Penn Station at 8:10 a.m. or depart Springfield at 7:50 a.m. and arrive in New York at 11:21 a.m.

For the return experience, vacationers depart New York at 6:59 p.m. and arrive in Springfield at 10:40 p.m. or depart New York at 8:50 p.m. and arrive in Springfield at 12:26 a.m.

Tickets can be found through Amtrak.com, the Amtrak app, Amtrak ticket desks and kiosks, and thru 1-800-USA-RAIL.