Buffalo–Depew (Amtrak station)

Buffalo–Depew
Amtrak station

A Lake Shore Limited train at Buffalo–Depew with a Heritage Fleet diner in the foreground.
Station statistics
Address 55 Dick Road
Depew, NY 14043
Lines
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 4
Parking Yes; free
Baggage check Yes
Other information
Opened 1979
Accessible
Code BUF
Owned by State of New York
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 120,631[1]  8.2%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Empire Service
toward Chicago
Lake Shore Limited
toward Toronto
Maple Leaf

Buffalo–Depew Station is an Amtrak station in Depew, New York.

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.

Contents

Service

The station serves the Amtrak lines:

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

Notable places nearby

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Buffalo-Depew, NY (BUF)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/BUF. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 

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