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The ''Empire Service'' is a higher-speed train service operated by Amtrak within the state of New York in the United States. The brand name originated with the New York Central Railroad in 1967. Trains on the line provide frequent daily service along the 460-mile (740 km) Empire Corridor between New York City and Niagara Falls, New York via Albany, the state capital. During fiscal year 2014, the ''Empire Service'' carried 1,119,959 passengers on the line between New York and Albany, while services between Albany and points west, including the ''Maple Leaf'' and ''Lake Shore Limited'', carried an additional 410,344.〔 Ridership on the first section of the ''Empire Services line increased from FY2013 by 5.2%.〔 Ticket revenue on the New York-Albany section was US$47,472,663, while revenue on the Albany-Toronto route was $24,712,104.〔 ==Services== Hourly weekday service is available on the Hudson portion of the line between New York Penn Station and Albany-Rensselaer. The Upstate portion west of Albany is served by a total of four trains in each direction daily: *Two ''Empire Service'' trains continuing to Niagara Falls ''(formerly known as the Water Level Route)'' *The daily ''Maple Leaf'' to Niagara Falls before continuing to Toronto *The ''Lake Shore Limited'' which follows the Empire Corridor as far as Buffalo-Depew en route to Chicago. The ''Adirondack'' to Montreal and ''Ethan Allen Express'' to Rutland (Vermont) also supplement service on the southern portion of the line between New York and Albany. The portion of the route south of Poughkeepsie is the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, and sees frequent commuter service. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Empire Service (train)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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