Valley Flyer
Greenfield to New Haven. Southbound train 479 and northbound train 486, 5 days a week. The table below lists the named stretches in southbound order with the direction and season each is in daylight.
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.
| Stretch | Southbound 479 | Northbound 486 | Stations around it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer ValleyGreenfield and Northampton in the Pioneer Valley along the Connecticut River, with the Holyoke mountains near Northampton.Watch for Connecticut River, Holyoke Range | Evening, 6:17 p.m.daylight Mar to Sep; dusk Oct; dark Nov to Feb | Evening, 5:17 p.m.daylight Mar to Oct; dark Nov to Jan; dusk Feb | Greenfield, Northampton |
| Connecticut River to SpringfieldThe ride along the Connecticut River to Springfield on its eastern bank.Watch for Connecticut River | Evening, 6:51 p.m.daylight Apr to Aug; dusk Sep; dark Oct to Feb; dusk Mar | Afternoon, 4:43 p.m.daylight Feb to Oct; dusk Nov to Jan | Northampton, Holyoke, Springfield |
| Central Connecticut hillsThe Hartford Line page describes the line through Hartford as New England rolling hills.Watch for Rolling hills | Night, 8:24 p.m.dusk May to Jul; dark Aug to Apr | Afternoon, 3:24 p.m.daylight | Hartford, Berlin, Meriden |
| New HavenNew Haven, a coastal city with East Rock Park and Yale's museums, at the end of the line. | Night, 8:51 p.m.dusk Jun to Jul; dark Aug to May | Afternoon, 2:57 p.m.daylight | Wallingford, New Haven, New Haven |
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
| Station | Arrives | Departs |
|---|---|---|
| Greenfield | 6:05 p.m. | |
| Northampton | 6:30 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Holyoke | 6:45 p.m. | 6:45 p.m. |
| Springfield | 7:13 p.m. | 7:40 p.m. |
| Windsor Locks | 7:59 p.m. | 7:59 p.m. |
| Windsor | 8:04 p.m. | 8:04 p.m. |
| Hartford | 8:11 p.m. | 8:14 p.m. |
| Berlin | 8:25 p.m. | 8:25 p.m. |
| Meriden | 8:34 p.m. | 8:34 p.m. |
| Wallingford | 8:42 p.m. | 8:42 p.m. |
| New Haven | 8:55 p.m. | 8:55 p.m. |
| New Haven | 9:00 p.m. |
All times Eastern time; "+1d" is the day after departure from Greenfield.
Connects with
| Route | Shared stations | Side by side |
|---|---|---|
| Acela | New Haven | Valley Flyer or Acela |
| Amtrak Hartford Line | New Haven, Wallingford, Meriden, Berlin and 4 more | Valley Flyer or Amtrak Hartford Line |
| Lake Shore Limited | Springfield | Valley Flyer or Lake Shore Limited |
| Northeast Regional | New Haven, Wallingford, Meriden, Berlin and 4 more | Valley Flyer or Northeast Regional |
| Vermonter | New Haven, Meriden, Hartford, Windsor Locks and 4 more | Valley Flyer or Vermonter |
Routes that stop at a station this train stops at, from the same timetable. Transfer times are not checked.