Fact Sheet: Amtrak in Pennsylvania
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Fact sheet: Amtrak in Pennsylvania Passengers in Pennsylvania, 2013-2019: Pennsylvanians near a station boarding & detraining (in thousands) Within 25 miles: 8,814,659 (69%) 6,664.7 Within 50 miles: 11,130,870 (88%) 6,427.6 6,514.9 6,189.4 6,330.0 5,957.7 6,082.9 Amtrak service in the state Acela - Multiple trains daily Springfield-New Haven - Keystone - Multiple trains daily Silver Star - Daily service Cardinal - 3 trains/wk Silver Meteor - Daily service Capitol Limited - Daily service Lake Shore Limited - Daily service VA Service/Roanoke - Daily service VA Service/Newport News - Multiple trains daily Palmetto - Daily service Regional - Multiple trains daily 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 VA Service/Norfolk - Daily service VA Service/Richmond - Daily service Also, 5,228,380 riders passed through Pennsylvania in 2019 - Crescent - Daily service boarding and detraining outside the state. Pennsylvanian - Daily service Carolinian - Daily service Quick recap, 2019 (arrivals and departures) 24 Amtrak stations Coach/ First/ Business Sleeper Total 2017 2018 2019 Passengers 6,575,894 88,795 6,664,689 Altoona 21,447 19,378 18,689 Ardmore 65,882 63,493 68,629 Average trip 111 miles 247 miles 113 miles Coatesville 17,770 17,278 14,915 Connellsville 4,762 4,407 4,864 Top city pairs by ridership, 2019 Cornwells Hgts 3,073 3,673 3,103 Downingtown 86,806 81,154 81,342 1. Philadelphia - New York, NY 91 mi Elizabethtown 100,627 99,576 100,519 2. Philadelphia - Washington, DC 135 mi Erie 16,766 15,072 15,573 3. Lancaster - Philadelphia 68 mi Exton 149,744 142,729 146,468 4. Harrisburg - Philadelphia 104 mi Greensburg 13,633 12,643 12,645 5. Philadelphia - Baltimore, MD 95 mi Harrisburg 496,873 507,166 521,043 6. Harrisburg - New York, NY 195 mi Huntingdon 5,673 5,766 5,722 7. Philadelphia - Newark, NJ 81 mi Johnstown 21,621 19,407 18,848 8. Lancaster - New York, NY 159 mi Lancaster 547,945 561,411 577,506 9. Paoli - Philadelphia 19 mi Latrobe 4,246 4,068 4,523 10. Paoli - New York, NY 110 mi Lewistown 9,147 8,676 8,249 Middletown 68,132 68,047 67,733 Top city pairs by revenue, 2019 Mount Joy 45,803 45,592 47,964 Paoli 216,048 232,158 258,231 1. Philadelphia - New York, NY 91 mi Parkesburg 44,568 44,513 46,669 2. Philadelphia - Washington, DC 135 mi Philadelphia 4,340,135 4,416,987 4,506,952 3. Philadelphia - Newark, NJ 81 mi N. Philadelphia 1,037 2,076 1,968 4. Philadelphia - Baltimore, MD 95 mi Pittsburgh 142,841 136,807 129,946 5. Harrisburg - New York, NY 195 mi Tyrone 3,050 2,826 2,588 6. Lancaster - New York, NY 159 mi 7. Philadelphia - Stamford, CT 127 mi 8. Philadelphia - New Haven, CT 166 mi Top statewide officials 9. Philadelphia - BWI Airport, MD 105 mi 10. Paoli - New York, NY 110 mi Gov. Tom Wolf (D) http://www.governor.state.pa.us Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D) http://casey.senate.gov Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (R) 1200 G St NW, Ste 240 http://toomey.senate.gov Washington, DC 20005 (202) 408-8362 railpassengers.org Copyright 2020 Rail Passengers Association 20200405.