AMTRAK Information Ridership & Endpoint OTP

Virginia financially supports four Amtrak routes which connect the Commonwealth to destinations in the Northeast. Ridership for state-supported trains is listed below. Information is reported on the federal fiscal year (FFY) schedule (October – September).

Lynchburg One daily roundtrip between Lynchburg, VA and Washington, D.C./Northeast Corridor

Ridership

Month FFY16 FFY15 % Chg. Oct 16,282 17,573 -7.3 Nov 16,363 17,933 -8.8 Dec 16,166 18,653 -13.3 Jan 12,064 13,963 -13.6 Feb 11,772 11,796 -0.2 Mar 18,462 16,719 +10.4 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep YTD 91,109 96,637 -5.7

Newport News Two daily roundtrips between Newport News, VA and Washington, D.C./Northeast Corridor

Ridership

Month FFY16 FFY15 % Chg. Oct 27,380 30,120 -9.1 Nov 30,004 32,341 -7.2 Dec 29,908 33,453 -10.6 Jan 20,175 23,791 -15.2 Feb 20,754 21,261 -2.4 Mar 29,003 29,896 -3.0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep YTD 157,224 170,862 -8.0

Norfolk One daily roundtrip between Norfolk, VA and Washington, D.C./Northeast Corridor

Ridership

Month FFY16 FFY15 % Chg. Oct 11,681 12,644 -7.6 Nov 12,946 13,978 -7.4 Dec 13,781 15,549 -11.4 Jan 9,445 10,620 -11.1 Feb 9,619 9,399 +2.3 Mar 14,017 13,223 +6.0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep YTD 71,489 75,413 -5.2

Richmond Two daily roundtrips between Richmond, VA and Washington, D.C./Northeast Corridor

Ridership

Month FFY16 FFY15 % Chg. Oct 15,835 16,420 -3.6 Nov 15,023 14,887 +0.9 Dec 15,757 17,903 -12.0 Jan 11,241 12,873 -12.7 Feb 12,321 11,410 +8.0 Mar 17,179 16,034 +7.1 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep YTD 87,356 89,527 -2.4

Amtrak Endpoint On-Time Performance Northeast Regionals Terminating in Virginia Q2 FY2016

Terminal Period Trains Operated Trains On-Time OTP Lynchburg Jan 2016 31 29 94% Feb 2016 29 26 90% Mar 2016 31 29 94% Norfolk Jan 2016 29 25 86% Feb 2016 29 28 97% Mar 2016 31 25 81% Newport News Jan 2016 62 42 68% Feb 2016 62 44 71% Mar 2016 66 31 47% Richmond Jan 2016 48 37 77% Feb 2016 49 31 63% Mar 2016 54 41 76%

A train is On-Time at endpoint if it arrives within mileage-based tolerance. Source: OTP MRS.

Amtrak Reports Virginia is also served by Amtrak’s long-distance services, including the Auto-train, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, and Silver Star. Additional information on all Amtrak trains is available on Amtrak’s website: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=am%2FLayout&cid=1241245669222