Study Will Explore Faster Commute Between Danbury and NYC

DANBURY, CT — How'd you like to shave an hour off your commute to Manhattan?

It might just be possible, and now the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council is throwing $1 million into a feasibility study that is the first step in fleshing out your fantasy. The agency voted unanimously on Thursday to fund the study, according to Mayor Mark Boughton on Twitter.

The mechanics involves reopening the 14 miles of the old Maybrook commuter rail line between Danbury and the Metro-North Harlem Line station in Southeast, N.Y.

Currently, a typical train ride between Hat City and the Big Apple takes two hours.