The train line between New York and Montreal resumes service

No more passenger trains have been running there since the beginning of 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Adirondack line, which connects New York to Montreal, will reopen on Monday, April 3, the American (Amtrak) and Canadian (VIA Rail) rail companies announced a few days ago.

Tickets are now on sale on their respective sites: Amtrak.com and ViaRail.ca.

So far, only two cross-border services have been restored: the Maple Leaf between New York and Toronto (Ontario) in July 2022 and the Cascades between Vancouver (British Columbia) and Seattle (Washington) in September 2022.

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11 hour journey

A departure will be provided daily in each direction between Manhattan and the largest city in Quebec.

Northbound trains will depart from Moynihan Train Hall in New York Penn Station at 8:41 a.m. and arrive at Montreal Central Station at 8:16 p.m.

To the south, departures will take place at 11:10 a.m. in Montreal for an arrival at 10:15 p.m. in New York.

That's a little over 11 hours of travel for 613 km, a time that includes the immigration control time at the border.

To travel the entire line, count between $70 (€65) for a non-modifiable ticket and $102 (€95) for a flexible ticket.

The trains have a single class (Economy), a bar car and Wifi.

They make 17 intermediate stops and serve several places of tourist interest: the city of Albany, the Adirondack Mountains massif or the Lake Champlain region, the sixth largest body of water in the United States which bears the name of the French explorer Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec City.