The
Metro-North Commuter Railroad , trading as
MTA Metro-North Railroad or simply
Metro-North, is a
suburban commuter rail service run by the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a
public authority of the state of
New York. With an average weekday ridership of 298,900 in 2014, it is the
second-busiest commuter railroad in North America in terms of annual ridership, behind its sister railroad, the
Long Island Rail Road. Metro–North runs service between
New York City and its northern suburbs in New York and
Connecticut, including in New York State,
Port Jervis,
Spring Valley,
Poughkeepsie,
White Plains, and
Wassaic; in Connecticut,
New Canaan,
Danbury,
Waterbury, and
New Haven. Metro-North also provides local rail service within New York City with a reduced fare. There are 124 stations on Metro-North Railroad's five active lines (plus the
Meadowlands Rail Line), which operate on more than of track, with the passenger railroad system totaling of route.