NEW YORK (WABC) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that Metro-North is expanding service to the state capital in Albany.

Metro-North will run one roundtrip train from Grand Central to the Albany-Rensselaer station in Rensselaer starting in the spring.

The Metro-North fares will be on the low end of Amtrak, with one way tickets at around $40, and will be fixed, unlike Amtrak trains that can shoot up to more than $100.

The service will follow existing Hudson Line stops from Grand Central Terminal to Poughkeepsie, where Metro-North service currently terminates, and then head about 80 miles north.

The announcement came after Amtrak cut two daily trips between New York City and Albany-Rensselaer earlier this year - prompting a search to augment service on a vital link for state business

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