Berkshire Flyer

Berkshire Flyer
The Berkshire Flyer at Pittsfield in September 2022
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusPilot, seasonal
LocaleHudson Valley and Berkshires
First serviceJuly 8, 2022 (2022-07-08)
Current operator(s)Amtrak
Websiteamtrak.com/berkshire-flyer
Route
TerminiNew York City, New York
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Distance travelled190 miles (306 km)
Average journey time4 hours
Service frequencyTwo northbound and one southbound trip weekly
Train number(s)1233, 1235, 1246
Technical
Rolling stockAmfleet coaches
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Track owner(s)MNRR, Amtrak, CSX
Route map
190 mi
306 km
Pittsfield
141 mi
227 km
Albany–Rensselaer
Train reverses
114 mi
183 km
Hudson
100 mi
161 km
Rhinecliff
80 mi
129 km
Poughkeepsie
40 mi
64 km
Croton–Harmon
18 mi
29 km
Yonkers
0 mi
New York City
NJ Transit

The Berkshire Flyer is a seasonal Amtrak passenger train service between New York City and the Berkshire Mountains in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, via the Hudson Valley. The weekly train departs Penn Station on Friday and Sunday afternoons during the summer and returns on Sundays (Mondays on holiday weekends). The route's 2023 season began on May 26 and ran through October 9 as the second year of a three-year pilot program.