Hudson may soon no longer be part of Montreal’s regional commuter rail agency.
The small town is slated to pay more than $250,000 by the end of 2017.
It has one train leaving in the morning, one heading back at night and doesn’t run weekends.
Additionally, Hudson mayor Ed Prevost said the daily ridership is less than 50 people a day.
Coupled with the cost, he calls it “preposterous.”
With the reformulation of the commuter rail agency into a new outfit dubbed the RTM, Prevost said the town is thinking of closing its train station, something that could spell bad news for Hudson commuters.
The problem, according to commuter Stephane Hogue, is a chicken-and-egg dilemma — ridership is low because there aren’t enough trains.
Prevost agreed that the current level of service is insufficient and added the cost isn’t justifiable.
A final decision on whether Hudson will continue to be part of the RTM has yet to be made.