Louise M. Slaughter Rochester Station

Rochester, NY
The new Amtrak station in October 2017
General information
Location	320 Central Avenue Rochester, New York United States
Coordinates	43°09′49″N 77°36′30″W / 43.1635°N 77.6082°W / 43.1635; -77.6082
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Empire Corridor (Rochester Subdivision)
Platforms	1 island platform (formerly 6 island platforms)
Tracks	4 (formerly 11)
Connections	RTS: 2 North Clinton, 3 Joseph Megabus New York Trailways
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: ROC
IATA code	ZTE
History
Opened	Original depot: 1914; 110 years ago (1914) Amtrak facility: July 12, 1978
Rebuilt	2017
Passengers
FY 2023	130,121[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Buffalo–Depew toward Niagara Falls, New York Empire Service Syracuse toward New York Buffalo–Depew toward Toronto Maple Leaf Buffalo–Depew toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Syracuse toward New York or Boston South
New York State Fair services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Buffalo–Depew toward Niagara Falls, New York Empire Service New York State Fair toward New York Buffalo–Depew toward Toronto Maple Leaf
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Buffalo toward Chicago Lake Shore Syracuse toward New York (Grand Central) Buffalo toward Detroit (Michigan Central) Niagara Rainbow Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Center Park toward Chicago Main Line Brighton toward New York Center Park toward Niagara Falls, New York Falls Road Terminus Terminus Rochester – Oswego Otis toward Oswego Auburn Road Brighton toward Syracuse Churchville Junction toward Buffalo–Exchange Street West Shore Railroad Main Line Fairport toward Weehawken
Location

The Louise M. Slaughter Rochester Station is an Amtrak intermodal transit station in Rochester, New York. Local and regional bus transportation is provided by the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (branded RTS). Various taxi firms service the station, as well. The station is located on the north side of Rochester, just east of High Falls on the south side of the tracks.

Rochester is served by three Amtrak routes, totalling eight trains each day. The Lake Shore Limited operates one train in each direction daily between Chicago and Boston/New York City (via two sections east of Albany), while the Empire Service operates two trains in each direction between Niagara Falls and New York City, and the Maple Leaf serves the station with one train in each direction between Toronto and New York City. The station, opened in 2017, is the third train station to be built at the site.