Buffalo-Depew (Amtrak station)
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Buffalo–Depew Station is an Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

 station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 in Depew, New York
Depew, New York
Depew is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 16,629 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...

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According to the Western New York Railway Historical Society, Buffalo–Depew station is near the site where in 1893, Empire State Express Locomotive #999 attained a top speed of 112.5 miles per hour (181 km/h), covering the distance between Depew and Forks, New York in 32 seconds, making it the fastest locomotive of its time.

Service

The station serves the Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

 lines:
  • Empire Service
  • Lake Shore Limited
    Lake Shore Limited
    The Lake Shore Limited is a daily passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. The train runs between Chicago and Albany, NY, where it divides into two sections that provide thru-service to New York and Boston...

  • Maple Leaf
    Maple Leaf (Amtrak/VIA)
    The Maple Leaf is a 875-kilometre passenger train route operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak from New York City's Pennsylvania Station to Toronto's Union Station via Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo. The train travels during the day and takes approximately 12 hours for the 875-kilometre ...


for a total of eight daily departures of the following trains.

Notable places nearby

  • Buffalo Niagara International Airport
    Buffalo Niagara International Airport
    Buffalo Niagara International Airport is an airport located in Cheektowaga CDP, Town of Cheektowaga, in Erie County, New York, USA. It is named after the Buffalo – Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The airport serves Buffalo, New York as well as Southern Ontario, Canada...

  • Cheektowaga
  • Depew
    Depew, New York
    Depew is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 16,629 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...

  • Lancaster
    Lancaster, New York
    Lancaster, New York may refer to the following locations in Erie County, New York:*Lancaster , New York*Lancaster , New York...

  • Roycroft
    Roycroft
    Roycroft was a reformist community of craft workers and artists which formed part of the Arts and Crafts movement in the USA. Elbert Hubbard founded the community in 1895 in the village of East Aurora, Erie County, New York, near Buffalo. Participants were known as Roycrofters...

  • Sloan
    Sloan, New York
    Sloan is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,775 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area....


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