Metro-North Railroad will begin an amended Saturday schedule, called “Essential Service,” beginning Friday, March 27. The new schedule will be in place on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines until further notice, the railroad announced Thursday. As part of the new schedule, additional trains will be running in the morning and afternoon peak periods, with hourly service during off-peak…

New Haven on Wednesday announced its first death related to COVID-19 as the state said 19 people have died in Connecticut from coronavirus complications.

The MTA is scaling back on some of its services, including trips on the Metro-North New Haven line, due to a decrease in ridership and fewer train crews being available during the coronavirus outbreak, agency officials said Tuesday. Despite the strains on the system, the MTA will be offering what it’s calling an essential service plan to ensure essential...

Metro-North is making some changes due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus and that includes no longer accepting cash fare payments at its ticket counters or on trains to reduce hand-to-hand contact. Customers can still use cash at a ticket vending machine. You can also use a credit card or MTA eTix to pay directly from your smartphone. Metro-North…

Efforts are underway throughout Connecticut to ensure that local travel on buses and trains is as safe as possible. With COVID-19 now in the state, many precautions are being taken by agencies to mitigate the spread, including public transit systems. Officials said at CT Transit and other state Department of Transportation bus lines run by the state, buses are getting…

The state on Monday announced a partnership with AT&T to improve cell service along the Metro-North line in southern Connecticut.

Connecticut and AT&T have signed a deal designed to improve cellular service on the Metro-North commuter rail line. The agreement, announced Friday, gives the telecommunications company access to the right-of-way along the rail line, where the company plans to install a series of small cell nodes. Gov. Ned Lamont says that will provide better cellular coverage and higher data...

Making it easier and faster to travel to and from New York City is a big selling point for two newly proposed multi-billion-dollar plans to overhaul Connecticut’s transportation system.

There are long delays on Metro-North’s New Haven line because of wire damage.

Metro-North Railroad is asking passengers to “be courteous” by covering their coughs and sneezes this flu season.

A major railroad connecting Connecticut to New York may not be upgrading fast enough to meet new safety standards.

A person was struck by a train in Milford Thursday night.

A person who was hit by a train in Milford Tuesday night is dead, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Police activity in Manhattan and a person killed by a train in Port Chester caused major delays for subway and Metro-North riders for Wednesday’s commute.

Metro-North delays hit up to 90 minutes Wednesday after an abandoned bag on the 138th Street Bridge prompted a major emergency presence, stalling all train traffic in and out Grand Central Terminal, according to the railroad and witnesses.

Crews will work through the weekend to get service back to normal after a Metro-North train derailed in Westchester on Thursday, injuring more than a dozen people and leading to ongoing delays.

A Metro-North train derailed in Westchester, injuring more than a dozen people and leading to delays during Thursday’s evening rush, MTA officials said.