Niagara Falls station (New York, 1978–2016)

Niagara Falls, NY
Amtrak train servicing and crew facility
The former Niagara Falls station building
General information
Location2701 Willard Avenue
Niagara Falls, New York
United States
Coordinates43°06′49″N 79°01′54″W / 43.1135°N 79.0318°W / 43.1135; -79.0318
Owned byOwasco River Railway
Line(s)Empire Corridor
Niagara Subdivision
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks3
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusClosed for passenger service
Station codeNFL (former)
History
OpenedBuilding: 1959
Amtrak station: October 29, 1978
ClosedDecember 6, 2016
Passengers
201629,647 6.9%
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Empire Service
1978–2016
Buffalo–Exchange Street
toward New York
Niagara Falls, Ontario
toward Toronto
Maple Leaf
1981–2016
St. Thomas Niagara Rainbow
1978–1979
Buffalo–Exchange Street
Location

Niagara Falls station is a former Amtrak railroad station in Niagara Falls, New York. Operating from 1978 to 2016, it was replaced by the current Niagara Falls station. During its time, it was the western end of the Empire Corridor and served the Empire Service, Maple Leaf, and Niagara Rainbow lines.

The building was originally a freight warehouse for Lehigh Valley Railroad, built in 1959. The station opened for Amtrak on October 29, 1978, marking the return of the first passenger rail service to Niagara Falls since 1964. After its replacement as a station on December 6, 2016, it now serves as a train servicing and crew facility. It is located at Willard Avenue and 27th Street on the outskirts of town, about three miles from Niagara Falls and the city's downtown.