Amtrak is cutting some of its routes from Albany to New York City beginning next month.

Total round trips will be reduced from 13 to 10 starting Nov. 11. That is due to construction under the East River in Manhattan. Amtrak said it needs to replace some of the tunnels, and the trains that they run from Albany use those tunnels to travel to the train yard in Queens.

Bruce Becker, the communications director from the Empire State Passenger Association, said these tunnels are damaged.

“The tracks that the Empire Corridor trains use at Penn Station only service or are only able to serve tunnels one and two. Those are the two tubes which were affected by the hurricane damage and need to be repaired,” said Becker.

The schedule change will lead to the elimination of two popular trains. The 8:20 a.m. train from New York City to Albany and the 6:35 p.m. train from Albany to New York City will both be eliminated with the new schedules. This change will leave three-hour gap with no train service from NYC to Albany in the morning and from Albany to New York City in the evening.

Amtrak said these scheduled changes are temporary and will last for about the next three years.

Amtrak said it is not planning to add any more capacity to the existing routes.

NewsChannel 13’s Zach Richter spoke with passengers at the Rensselaer rail station who said they are furious at the news.

“Why are they cutting trains?” Tim Ford said. “You’re taking something that’s very manageable for the common person. It’s a lose-lose situation.”

“I’m really confused why Amtrak wouldn’t do everything they can to keep the capacity and the seats up during whatever transition they’re going through right now,” said Elizabeth Crockett.

Amtrak will also be combining the Adirondack and the Maple Leaf trains between Albany and New York City as a part of these service reductions.

In Albany, the northbound Adirondack will have an almost two-hour layover making trips to places like Saratoga and Schenectady longer. The southbound Maple Leaf will have around a 90-minute layover in Albany making trips longer from just not Schenectady but places like Amsterdam and Syracuse.

Amtrak said they will work with their host railroad partners to determine if it is possible to reduce this layover.

Watch Zach Richter’s story above to hear from passengers.