Empire Service

Empire Service

About the Route

The Amtrak Empire Service train runs daily between NYC and Albany with some continuing service to Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

Travel Time

7 hours 20 minutes

Dining Menu

  • Signature Flat Iron Steak
  • Pan Roasted Chicken Breast
  • Atlantic Salmon
  • Railroad French Toast

Stations Served

24

Major Stops

Albany-Rensselaer, Albany, Buffalo-Exchange Street, Buffalo-Depew, New Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls

Official Links

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Major Stops (Stations)

Albany-Rensselaer

Albany-Rensselaer (ALB)

Albany–Rensselaer station, formally the Joseph L. Bruno Rail Station, is a train station in Rensselaer, New York, located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from dow…

Hours: Station Building: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 4

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: NY

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Albany

Albany (ALY)

Albany, derived from Alba, the Gaelic for Scotland, most commonly refers to:Albany, New York, the capital of the State of New York and largest city o…

Hours: Station Building: 5:30 AM - 11:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Routes Served Count: 3

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: OR

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Buffalo-Exchange Street

Buffalo-Exchange Street (BFX)

Buffalo–Exchange Street station is an Amtrak station in Buffalo, New York. The station serves six Amtrak trains daily: two daily Empire Service round…

Hours: Station Building: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 8

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: NY

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Buffalo-Depew

Buffalo-Depew (BUF)

Buffalo–Depew station is an Amtrak train station in Depew, New York, a suburb of Buffalo. It was built in 1979 to replace the Buffalo Central Termina…

Hours: Station Building: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 3

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: NY

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New Buffalo

New Buffalo (NBU)

New Buffalo station is a train station in New Buffalo, Michigan, served by Amtrak, the United States' passenger railroad system. The Blue Water stops…

Hours: Station Building: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/Detroit

Routes Served Count: 3

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: MI

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Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls (NFL)

The Niagara Falls Station and Customhouse Interpretive Center is an intermodal transit complex in Niagara Falls, New York. It serves Amtrak trains an…

Hours: Station Building: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/New_York

Routes Served Count: 3

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: NY

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Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls (NIAG)

The Niagara Falls Station and Customhouse Interpretive Center is an intermodal transit complex in Niagara Falls, New York. It serves Amtrak trains an…

Hours: Station Building: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM Daily

Timezone: America/Toronto

Routes Served Count: 3

ADA Accessible: Yes

Region: CAN

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Regions Spanned

New York

New York

New York most commonly refers to:New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York (state), a sta…

Population: 20.0 million

Median Income: $81,386

No Vehicle Access: 29.0%

Poverty Rate: 13.6%

Transit Providers: Metro-North, NJ Transit, MTA, Amtrak

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