Maple Leaf (train)

Maple Leaf
The Maple Leaf passing through Hamilton, Ontario, in 2024
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
LocaleNew York State/Golden Horseshoe region, Ontario
PredecessorOntarian
First serviceApril 26, 1981
Current operatorsAmtrak (within US)
Via Rail (within Canada)
Route
TerminiToronto, Ontario
New York City, New York
Distance travelled544 miles (875 km)
Average journey time12 12 hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train numbers63, 64 (Amtrak)
97, 98 (Via)
On-board services
ClassesCoach Class
Business Class
Disabled accessAll cars, all stations
Catering facilitiesCafé car
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockAmfleet coaches
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed44 mph (71 km/h) (avg.)
110 mph (180 km/h) (top)
Track ownersAmtrak, MNRR, CSX, CN, Metrolinx
Route map
544 mi
875 km
Toronto
523 mi
842 km
Oakville
512 mi
824 km
Aldershot
488 mi
785 km
Grimsby
473 mi
761 km
St. Catharines
462 mi
744 km
Niagara Falls, Ontario
461 mi
742 km
Niagara Falls, New York
437 mi
703 km
Buffalo–Exchange Street
431 mi
694 km
Buffalo–Depew
370 mi
595 km
Rochester
New York State Fair
(events only)
291 mi
468 km
Syracuse
250 mi
402 km
Rome
237 mi
381 km
Utica
177 mi
285 km
Amsterdam
159 mi
256 km
Schenectady
141 mi
227 km
Albany–Rensselaer
114 mi
183 km
Hudson
88 mi
142 km
Rhinecliff
73 mi
117 km
Poughkeepsie
32 mi
51 km
Croton–Harmon
14 mi
23 km
Yonkers
Pre-1991 route
New York Grand Central
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New York Penn Station

All stations are accessible

The Maple Leaf is an international passenger train service operated by Amtrak and Via Rail between New York Penn Station in New York City and Union Station in Toronto via Amtrak's Empire Corridor, and the south western part of Via Rail's Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. Daily service is offered in both directions; the 544-mile (875 km) trip takes approximately 12 hours, including two hours for U.S. or Canadian customs and immigration inspection at either Niagara Falls, New York, or Niagara Falls, Ontario. Although the train uses Amtrak rolling stock exclusively, the train is operated by Via Rail crews while in Canada and by Amtrak crews in the United States. Service began in 1981.