Get your Amtrak Lake Shore Limited Schedule and printable timetables. Besides that, you can click on each station to see what amenities they offer and get a brief overview of this train.
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Temporary Lake Shore Limited Schedule Changes, Service Alerts, And Notices
Accommodations Offerings for Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited
Coach Seating
Coach seating – features comfortable reclining seats with ample legroom and a fold-down tray, individual reading lights, and 120v electric outlets.
Sleeper Car (Rooms)
All rooms include:
- Fresh linens and towels
- Complimentary meals
- Lounge access in Chicago, Boston South, and New York.
- Dedicated car attendant
Bedroom – these rooms give you twice the space of a Roomette with seating by day, upper and lower berths by night, and an in-room restroom and shower.
Roomette – these accommodations offer passengers seating by day that turns into upper and lower berths at night. Additionally, you have access to a shower in your car.
Accessible Room – these rooms offer accommodations for passengers with a disability; accessible Bedrooms provide ample space for a wheelchair, with a sofa for two by day and upper and lower berths for the night.
Bikes, pets, and luggage
Bicycle – Space is available for standard, full-size bicycles (up to 50 lbs, 70 inches x 41 inches x 8.5 inches). Amtrak stores bikes in designated bike racks/areas inside Coach passenger cars or the baggage car (if available).
Pet – Amtrak allows dogs and cats up to 20 pounds (combined weight of pet and carrier) for trips up to seven hours.
Checked Baggage – Two bags up to 50 lbs. and 75 linear inches are allowed per person for free. Charges
apply for additional and oversized luggage. Not all locations can handle checked baggage. Click the station links below to see if they offer checked baggage service.
Food offerings on the Lake Shore Limited
Cafe – offers a variety of meals, snacks, and beverages for sale, and it is available for all customers from early morning until late at night. You can find the cafe between the coach cars and the sleeper lounge.
Flex Dining – is Amtrak’s meal program for passengers in private rooms or the Sleeper Lounge. Flex dining meals are warmed-prepared meals for breakfast and dinner, plus complimentary beverages.
Temporary 448 & 449 Lake Shore Limited Schedule Changes
Effective June 4 – 29, 2023
Track work being performed by CSX will affect Trains 448 and 449 between Albany and Boston on Monday through Thursday, June 4 through 29. The schedules listed on Amtrak.com have been updated to reflect this change.
Train 448 Albany – Boston Service, Sunday – Thursday
- Train 448, which normally operates between Chicago and Boston, will terminate at Albany. Alternate transportation will be provided to the missed stops of Pittsfield, Springfield, Worcester, and Boston South Station. No alternate transportation will be provided to the missed stops of Framingham and Back Bay.
- Train 448 will run normally on Fridays and Saturdays.
Train 449 Boston – Albany Service, Monday – Thursday
- Train 449, which normally operates between Boston and Chicago, will originate at Albany. Alternate transportation will be provided to the missed stops of Boston, Worcester, Springfield, and Pittsfield. No alternate transportation will be provided for the missed Back Bay and Framingham stops.
- Train 449 runs normally on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Amtrak Lake Shore Limited Schedule
This schedule is a guide; check with Amtrak or eticket for exact times.
| Train 48/448 Eastbound | Communities Served | – | Train 49/449 Westbound |
|---|---|---|---|
| Read Down | This train runs daily. | Miles | Read up |
| 9:30p | Chicago, IL Union Station (CHI) | 0 | 10:12a |
| 11:59p | South Bend, IN (SOB) | 84 | 9:04a | 9:07a |
| 12:24a | 12:27a | Elkhart, IN (EKH) | 101 | 8:43a |
| 1:15a | 1:20a | Waterloo, IN (WTI) | 156 | 7:51a |
| 1:15a | 1:20a | Bryan, OH (BYN) | 181 | 7:23a |
| 2:55a | 3:15a | Toledo, OH (TOL) | 234 | 6:13a | 6:33a |
| 4:03a | 4:07a | Sandusky, OH (SKY) | 281 | 5:09a | 5:13a |
| 7:18a | 7:24a | Elyria, OH (ELY) | 316 | 4:32a | 4:36a |
| 5:38a | 5:50a | Cleveland, OH (CLE) | 341 | 3:53a | 4:03a |
| 7:18a | 7:24a | Erie, PA (ERI) | 436 | 2:10a | 2:16a |
| 8:53a | 9:05a | Buffalo, NY Depew Station (BUF) | 528 | 12:29a | 12:39a |
| 10:00a | 10:06a | Rochester, NY Louise M. Slaughter Station (ROC) | 589 | 11:23p | 11:29p |
| 11:28a | 11:42a | Syracuse, NY Regional Transportation Center (SYR) | 668 | 9:51p | 10:05p |
| 12:37p | 12:42p | Utica, NY (UCA) | 722 | 8:45p | 8:50p |
| 2:15p | 2:21p | Schenectady, NY (SDY) | 800 | 7:27p | 7:33p |
| 2:53p | Albany-Rensselaer, NY (ALB) | 818 | 7:05p |
| 448 | Train to/from Boston Train 48/49 below | 449 | |
| 2:53p | 3:27p | Albany-Rensselaer, NY (ALB) | 818 | 6:10p | 7:05p |
| 4:30p | Pittsfield, MA (PIT) | 867 | 4:42p |
| 5:49p | 6:04p | Springfield, MA (SPG) | 920 | 3:21p | 3:26p |
| 7:30p | 7:32p | Worcester, MA Union Station (WOR) | 974 | 2:06p |
| 7:58p | 8:00p | Framingham, MA (FRA) | 997 | 1:25p |
| 8:24p | 8:26p | Boston, MA Back Bay Station (BBY) | 1017 | 12:57p |
| 8:32p | Boston, MA South Station (BOS) | 1018 | 12:50p |
| 48 | Trains to/from New York | 49 | |
| 2:53p | 4:10p | Albany-Rensselaer, NY (ALB) | 818 | 6:20p | 7:05p |
| 4:55p | Rhinecliff, NY (RHI) | 871 | 5:24p | 5:27p |
| 5:13p | Poughkeepsie, NY (POU) | 886 | 5:07p | 5:10p |
| 5:53p | Croton-Harmon, NY (CRT) | 927 | 4:23p | 4:26p |
| 6:42p | New York, NY Moynihan Train Hall (NYP) | 959 | 3:40p |
| Read Down | Communities Served | Miles | Read Up |
Printable Amtrak Lake Shore Limited Schedule
+This schedule is for those arriving at a station North of Washinton, DC, on a Saturday or Sunday.
Lake Shore Limited Schedule Abbreviations
R = Receive passengers only; this means you can board the train, but you cannot buy a ticket on this train to this station.
D = Depart only; you can buy a ticket to this station but not from this station. The train may leave early from this stop.
* = Stations with Amtrak Connecting Services.
+ = Saturday and Sunday times
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