Owned by State of New York Bus operators NFTA Bus Route 46 Opened 28 October 1979 Platforms in use 1 | Tracks 4 Parking Yes; free Owner New York | |
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Location 55 Dick RoadDepew, NY 14043 Address Depew, NY 14043, United States Similar Buffalo–Exchange Street station, Buffalo Central Terminal, Rochester station, Albany–Rensselaer station, Niagara Falls station | ||
Buffalo–Depew is an Amtrak train station in Depew, New York. It was built in 1979 to replace the Buffalo Central Terminal as Buffalo's main Amtrak station.
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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. The station is served by eight daily departures, four in each direction. The Empire Service has four trains daily between New York City and Niagara Falls, the Lake Shore Limited operates two trains daily between Boston, New York City, and Chicago, and the Maple Leaf consists of two trains daily between New York City and Toronto.
History
Service to Depew began on October 28, 1979; Buffalo Central Terminal had closed that morning. The original building was a trailer which had previously served as the temporary station building in Dearborn, Michigan (Dearborn opened on October 1, 1979). The permanent building was financed by the New York Department of Transportation. On September 23, 2014, a bison statue was dedicated on the lawn in front of the depot. It recalls two similar pieces that once occupied prominent spots inside Buffalo Central Terminal. Funding for the fiberglass statue was raised by railroad heritage and advocacy groups within the state. A new bison statue has also been placed in Buffalo Central Terminal by the Buffalo Central Terminal Restoration Corporation.
Station layout
West of the station, the Lake Shore Limited breaks off of the corridor onto the Lake Shore Subdivision, while Maple Leaf and Empire trains continue along the Rochester Subdivision.