Adirondack

Montreal Central to New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station. Southbound train 68 and northbound train 69, daily. The table below lists the named stretches in southbound order with the direction and season each is in daylight.

Duration
11 h 5 m
Southbound end to end, scheduled
Frequency
Daily
A stop is 24 hours or a multiple
Trains
68 southbound, 69 northbound
18 stations

What you see, in order

Southbound order. Times are the published timetable at the midpoint of each stretch, in Eastern time. "Dark" means the scheduled time is after sunset or before sunrise in that month; "dawn" and "dusk" are within 30 minutes of them.

StretchSouthbound 68Northbound 69Stations around it
Lake Champlain shoreThe route runs along the shores of Lake Champlain past Port Henry and Ticonderoga, where Fort Ticonderoga stands; National Park Service guides narrate the Saratoga Springs to Westport section on summer and fall Saturdays.Watch for Lake Champlain, Fort TiconderogaAfternoon, 3:55 p.m.daylight Jan to Nov; dusk DecAfternoon, 2:39 p.m.daylightPlattsburgh, Westport, Port Henry, Ticonderoga, Whitehall
Hudson ValleyThe route page describes the Hudson Valley between Albany and New York as wine country.Watch for Hudson RiverNight, 8:09 p.m.dusk May to Aug; dark Sep to AprMorning, 10:18 a.m.daylightAlbany-Rensselaer, Hudson, Rhinecliff, Poughkeepsie
Catskill and the Saugerties LighthousePast Hudson and Catskill, the Saugerties Lighthouse, decommissioned in 1954, is across the river on the right southbound; Rhinecliff holds the largest National Historic Landmark district in the country.Watch for Saugerties LighthouseNight, 8:13 p.m.dusk May to Aug; dark Sep to AprMorning, 10:12 a.m.daylightHudson, Rhinecliff
Hudson HighlandsBeacon, then Pollepel Island with the ruin of Bannerman's Castle, the stone battlements of West Point on the shore, and Peekskill, with the river beside the track to Croton-Harmon.Watch for Bannerman's Castle, West PointNight, 8:59 p.m.dusk Jun; dark Jul to MayMorning, 9:23 a.m.daylightPoughkeepsie, Croton-Harmon

Computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (feed version 20261015, valid 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-22, fetched 2026-10-15) and sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each month at the midpoint of each stretch. Scheduled times only; a late train moves evening stretches into darkness.How this table is computed.

Stations, in southbound order

StationArrivesDeparts
Montreal Central11:10 a.m.
St-Lambert11:25 a.m.11:25 a.m.
Rouses Point1:05 p.m.2:15 p.m.
Plattsburgh2:42 p.m.2:45 p.m.
Westport3:45 p.m.3:46 p.m.
Port Henry4:10 p.m.4:11 p.m.
Ticonderoga4:34 p.m.4:35 p.m.
Whitehall5:06 p.m.5:07 p.m.
Fort Edward5:31 p.m.5:33 p.m.
Saratoga Springs6:00 p.m.6:02 p.m.
Schenectady6:36 p.m.6:38 p.m.
Albany-Rensselaer7:00 p.m.7:40 p.m.
Hudson8:01 p.m.8:03 p.m.
Rhinecliff8:23 p.m.8:25 p.m.
Poughkeepsie8:39 p.m.8:40 p.m.
Croton-Harmon9:19 p.m.9:21 p.m.
Yonkers9:41 p.m.9:42 p.m.
New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station10:15 p.m.

All times Eastern time; "+1d" is the day after departure from Montreal Central.

Connects with

RouteShared stationsSide by side
AcelaNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn StationAdirondack or Acela
CardinalNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn StationAdirondack or Cardinal
CarolinianNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn StationAdirondack or Carolinian
CrescentNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn StationAdirondack or Crescent
Empire ServiceNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Yonkers, Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie and 4 moreAdirondack or Empire Service
Ethan Allen ExpressNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Yonkers, Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie and 6 moreAdirondack or Ethan Allen Express
Keystone ServiceNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn StationAdirondack or Keystone Service
Lake Shore LimitedNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie, Rhinecliff and 2 moreAdirondack or Lake Shore Limited
Maple LeafNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Yonkers, Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie and 4 moreAdirondack or Maple Leaf
Northeast RegionalNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn StationAdirondack or Northeast Regional
PalmettoNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn StationAdirondack or Palmetto
PennsylvanianNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn StationAdirondack or Pennsylvanian
Silver MeteorNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn StationAdirondack or Silver Meteor
VermonterNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn StationAdirondack or Vermonter

Routes that stop at a station this train stops at, from the same timetable. Transfer times are not checked.

Sources for this pageAmtrak GTFS timetable (feed, fetched 2026-10-15) · Amtrak Adirondack route page (amtrak.com) (copy stored 2026-10-15) · Amtrak Lake Shore Limited route guide (Amtrak, 2009; PDF mirrored at juckins.net), which describes the Hudson line the Adirondack also runs (copy stored 2026-10-15)Named stretches and their descriptions are paraphrased from the sources above. Daylight, duration, and station times are computed from the timetable. Written description: pending review.This page does not sell tickets, show fares, or report delays.