Empire Service Route Atlas
New York City to Niagara
Falls, New York
Amtrak
Train Numbers 283 (westbound) and
284 (eastbound)
and
other train numbers that travel the
same corridor
Numbers 1-16 on the map represent the currently scheduled stops for Amtrak's Empire Service between New York City and Niagara Falls. Not all Empire Service trains stop at all stations. Refer to the latest Amtrak Schedule for the scheduled stops of the train that you are taking.
Using the following links you can either choose to tour the entire route between NYC and Niagara Falls, or hop on the train at any station along the way and proceed in either direction from there. Click here to start at the beginning or click on one of the stations listed below to start there and begin to discover a bit of the "Empire State" that you'll travel trough on this busy rail corridor.
Once on board..... click "next"
(toward
Niagara Falls) or
"previous" 
(toward New York City)
to take
the virtual rail journey at your leisure.
Stations on Amtrak's Empire Service Corridor
New York State |
New York State |
| 1 New York (NYP) | 9 Amsterdam (AMS) |
| 2 Yonkers (YNY) | 10 Utica (UCA) |
| 3 Croton-Harmon (CRT) | 11 Rome (ROM) |
| 4 Poughkeepsie (POU) | 12 Syracuse (SYR) |
| 5 Rhinecliff-Kingston (RHI) | 13 Rochester (ROC) |
| 6 Hudson (HUD) | 14 Buffalo-Depew (BUF) |
| 7 Albany-Rensselaer (ALB) | 15 Buffalo-Exchange (BFX) |
| 8 Schenectady (SDY) | 16 Niagara Falls (NFL) |
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Click on 
at any time to go
to the "Route Overview
Page" where you may again jump to any station along the route.
Each "station stop" includes a photo of the station, a local street map, local transportation options, and links to many more items of local interest. Between the station pages there are detailed station to station maps and links to all of the counties that you pass through along the way.
Enjoy the Ride!
Amtrak Route Description
The following has been extracted from Amtrak's "Empire Service" Route Description.
"Amtrak's Empire Service provides convenient service throughout the Empire State."
"With frequent daily trains between NYC and Albany (and others that continue to Buffalo and Niagara Falls), business and leisure travel has never been easier."
"You can do almost anything in New York City, but when it's time to get out in the country, head north to the Hudson River Valley for a vacation in the wine country. Take the Empire Service to the Finger Lakes region or continue all the way to Buffalo and Niagara Falls."
The approximate rail travel distance between New York City and Niagra Falls on Train 283 is 460 miles and the rail travel time is about 9 hours and 45 minutes.
