Buffalo–Depew (Amtrak station)
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| Buffalo–Depew Amtrak station |
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 A Lake Shore Limited train at Buffalo–Depew with a Heritage Fleet diner in the foreground. |
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| Address | 55 Dick Road Depew, NY 14043 |
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| Coordinates | 42°54′26″N 78°43′36″W / 42.9071°N 78.7266°WCoordinates: 42°54′26″N 78°43′36″W / 42.9071°N 78.7266°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes; free | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Baggage check | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Code | BUF | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | State of New York | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2012) | 126,466[1]  4.8% |
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Buffalo–Depew Station is an Amtrak station in Depew, New York. It was built in 1979 to replace the Buffalo Central Terminal as Buffalo's main Amtrak station.
The station is near the site where in 1893, Empire State Express Locomotive #999 attained its alleged top speed of 112.5 miles per hour (181 km/h), making it the fastest locomotive of its time.
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Service [edit]
The station serves three Amtrak services for a total of eight daily departures (four in each direction):
- Empire Service: four trains daily between New York City and Niagara Falls
- Lake Shore Limited: two trains daily between Boston, New York City, and Chicago
- Maple Leaf: two trains daily between New York City and Toronto
West of Buffalo-Depew, Maple Leaf and Empire Service trains run west through downtown Buffalo to Buffalo - Exchange Street, while Lake Shore Limited trains turn south towards Erie.
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Buffalo–Depew Station
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A plaque at the station
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Station building
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References [edit]
- ^ "Buffalo-Depew, NY (BUF)". Great American Stations. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
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