Crime & Safety

Bronx Train Derailment Shuts Metro-North Hudson Line [Updated]

Hudson Line service is suspended between Grand Central and Tarrytown as authorities respond to a train derailment that has left four dead and more than 60 injured.

Update as of 11 a.m. on Dec. 1:

People in New York who believe they had a family member aboard the Metro-North train that derailed can call #311 for information about passengers.

JFK High School at 99 Terrace View Ave. in the Bronx has been established as the family center and 718-817-7444 is the contact number for those seeking the status of family members, according to the MTA. Another number provided is 212-639-9675.

Update as of 10:35 a.m. on Dec. 1


Metro-North issued the following service update:

Hudson Line service is suspended between Tarrytown and Grand Central due to a derailed train in the vicinity of Spuyten Duyvil. Bus service will be provided between White Plains and Tarrytown Station for customers wishing to travel in and out of Grand Central. Shuttle bus service will commence at approximately 11 AM. Customers at stations between Irvington and Yankees-E. 153rd St. Station are urged to use the Harlem Line, NYCT Subway and/or bus service. Hudson Line tickets will be cross honored for these services. 

Original Report

A Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx has reportedly left four people dead and dozens more injured.

The derailment, north of the Spuyten Duyvil station, has led to a temporary suspension of service on the Hudson Line, according to Metro-North. The impacts have not hit the New Haven Line.

The train originated out of Poughkeepsie at 6:54 a.m. today, Dec. 1, USA Today reports, citing Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials. Five of the train's seven cars reportedly derailed, and hundreds of emergency responders have rushed to the scene. The number of injured is more than 60, multiple news outlets are reporting.

Marjorie Anders, MTA spokesperson, released the following statement:

"At about 7:30 Sunday morning, Train #8808, a southbound train on Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line (the 5:54 am from Poughkeepsie, due into Grand Central Terminal at 7:43 a.m.) derailed about 100 yards north of the Spuyten Duyvil Station on a large curved section of track. Rescuers are ascertaining the extent of injuries, and we will update information throughout the day." 

"The train was a diesel with seven cars.  The locomotive was on the north end pushing the cars southward. The head cars derailed, but none are in the Hudson or Harlem rivers, which are adjacent to the tracks."

"The accident was reported by the engineer.  It is not known if any other crew members are injured."

Hudson Line Service Alert

From Metro-North:

"Hudson Line service is temporarily suspended between Croton Harmon and Grand Central due to a derailed train in the vicinity of Spuyten Duyvil. Bus service is being arranged from Tarrytown Station. Hudson Line customers will be able to take a train to Tarrytown, where bus service will be provided to White Plains Station on the Harlem Line."

Patch will update this article as more information becomes available.


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