Empire Connection
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Empire Connection is a rail line in New York City that links Amtrak’s Empire Corridor trains from upstate New York directly into Penn Station via the West Side Line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Empire Connection canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail infrastructure
ⓘ
rail line ⓘ |
| alignment | along the Hudson River waterfront ⓘ |
| allows | one‑seat ride from upstate New York to Penn Station ⓘ |
| connects |
Empire Corridor
ⓘ
Penn Station (New York City) ⓘ
surface form:
Penn Station
West Side Line ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Hudson Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson Line at Spuyten Duyvil
|
| connectsWith | West Side Line ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1980s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | diesel operation ⓘ |
| enables | through running between Empire Corridor and Northeast Corridor at Penn Station ⓘ |
| hasEndpoint |
Penn Station (New York City)
ⓘ
surface form:
Penn Station New York
Spuyten Duyvil junction ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
single‑track tunnel into Penn Station
ⓘ
tunnel under the Hudson River Park area ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | former New York Central West Side Line right‑of‑way ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 1.4 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| opened | 1991 ⓘ |
| operator | Amtrak ⓘ |
| owner | Amtrak ⓘ |
| partOf | Amtrak network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Upper West Side
ⓘ
surface form:
Upper West Side of Manhattan
|
| purpose | provide direct access for upstate trains to Penn Station ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Ontario via Maple Leaf
ⓘ
Upstate New York (broad sense) ⓘ
surface form:
upstate New York
|
| replaced | use of Grand Central Terminal for Empire Corridor trains ⓘ |
| serves |
Adirondack
ⓘ
Empire Service ⓘ Ethan Allen Express ⓘ Maple Leaf ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Penn Station (New York City)
ⓘ
surface form:
Penn Station
|
| trackConfiguration | primarily single track ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amtrak
ⓘ
Empire Corridor ⓘ |
| usedFor | passenger rail service ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.