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Busiest Amtrak stations in 2023 by state (M-W)

Source: amtrak.com

Below is round 2 of the busiest Amtrak stations in 2023 by state for those states whose name begins wit the letters M through W. Washington, DC is also included in this part of the listings. Peace!

MAINE

  1. Portland = 180,288 passengers

2. Brunswick = 83,230 passengers

3. Saco = 56,431 passengers

4. Wells = 52,605 passengers

MARYLAND

1, Baltimore = 1,081,133 passengers

2. Baltimore BWI Airport = 710,752 passengers

3. New Carrollton = 208,161 passengers

4. Aberdeen = 42,671 passengers

MASSACHUSETTS

  1. Boston South Station = 1,538,648 passengers

2. Boston Back Bay = 750,036 passengers

3. Boston Route 128 = 408,132 passengers

4. Boston North Station = 399,798 passengers

5. Springfield = 149,372 passengers

MICHIGAN

  1. Ann Arbor = 136,431 passengers

2. Kalamazoo = 97,957 passengers

3. East Lansing = 70,706 passengers

4. Detroit = 69,346 passengers

5. Dearborn = 61,448 passengers

6. Grand Rapids = 44,464 passengers

MINNESOTA

  1. St. Paul/Minneapolis = 77,597 passengers

2. Winona = 10,847 passengers

3. St. Cloud = 8,169 passengers

MISSISSIPPI

  1. Jackson = 37,037 passengers

2. Greenwood = 12,694 passengers

3. Meridian = 6,667 passengers

MISSOURI

  1. St. Louis = 321,780 passengers

2. Kansas City = 127,044 passengers

3. Kirkwood = 43,1298 passengers

4. Jefferson City = 32,693 passengers

5. Lee’s Summit = 21,966 passengers

6. Hermann = 21,008 Passengers

MONTANA

  1. Whitefish = 40,401 passengers

2. East Glacier Park = 9,545 passengers

3. Havre = 7,931 passengers

NEBRASKA

  1. Omaha = 19,748 passengers

2. Lincoln = 9,946 passengers

3. Hastings = 4,018 passengers

NEVADA

  1. Reno = 72,408 passengers

2. Elko = 6,172 passengers

3. Winnemucca = 4,216 passengers

NEW HAMPSHIRE

  1. Exeter = 65,782 passengers

2. Durham = 50,485 passengers

3. Dover = 50,144 passengers

NEW JERSEY

  1. Newark = 671,703 passengers

2. Trenton = 342,937 passengers

3. Iselin/Metropark = 292,516 passengers

4. Newark Liberty Airport = 154,824 passengers

5. Princeton Junction = 86,015 passengers

NEW MEXICO

Albuquerque = 51,328 passengers

Gallup = 11,246 passengers

Lamy/Santa Fe = 8,327 passengers

NEW YORK

  1. New York City Moynahan = 10,249,669 passengers

2. Albany-Rensselaer = 790,517 passengers

3. Hudson = 245,600 passengers

4. Rhinecliff = 203,593 passengers

5. Syracuse = 138,686 passengers

6. Rochester = 130,121 passengers

7. Poughkeepsie = 123,359 passengers

8. Buffalo-Depew = 102,050 passengers

9. Utica = 65,867 passengers

NORTH CAROLINA

  1. Charlotte = 261,510 passengers

2. Raleigh = 219,538 passengers

3. Greensboro = 157,429 passengers

4. Durham = 112,383 passengers

5. Cary = 96,312 passengers

6. Wilson = 71,892 passengers

7. Fayetteville = 47,151 passengers

NORTH DAKOTA

  1. Minot = 19,962 passengers

2. Fargo = 17,545 passengers

3. Williston = 17,213 passengers

4. Grand Forks = 9,863 passengers

OHIO

  1. Toledo = 53,189 passengers

2. Cleveland = 48,784 passengers

3. Elyria = 8,811 passengers

OKLAHOMA

  1. Oklahoma City = 53,529 passengers

2. Norman = 12,422 passengers

3. Ardmore = 5,831 passengers

OREGON

  1. Portland = 525,955 passengers

2. Eugene = 123,521 passengers

3. Salem = 73,171 passengers

4. Albany = 45,135 passengers

PENNSYLVANIA

  1. Philadelphia 30th Street = 4,197,176 passengers

2. Lancaster = 380,261 passengers

3. Harrisburg = 325,037 passengers

4. Paoli = 173,812 passengers

5. Pittsburgh = 116,084 passengers

6. Exton = 101, 803 passengers

7. Ardmore = 57,449 passengers

8. Middletown = 53,027 passengers

9. Elizabethtown = 51,022 passengers

RHODE ISLAND

  1. Providence = 709,232 passengers

2. Kingston = 179,644 passengers

3. Westerly = 50,453 passengers

SOUTH CAROLINA

  1. Charleston = 52,675 passengers

2. Florence = 34,165 passengers

3. Columbia = 25,328 passengers

4. Greenville = 8,851 passengers

TENNESSEE

  1. Memphis = 65,689 passengers

2. Newbern-Dyersburg = 3,689 passengers

TEXAS

  1. Fort Worth = 107,566 passengers

2. San Antonio = 53,039 passengers

3. Dallas = 49,196 passengers

4. Longview = 44,876 passengers

5. Austin = 32,831 passengers

6. Houston = 26,945 passengers

UTAH

  1. Salt Lake City = 31,004 passengers

2. Provo = 5,950 passengers

3. Green River = 2,123 passengers

VERMONT

  1. Burlington = 21,150 passengers

2. Essex Junction = 16,001 passengers

3. Brattleboro = 15,180 passengers

4. White River Junction = 14,572 passengers

5. Rutland = 10,634 passengers

VIRGINIA

  1. Richmond Staples Mill Road = 403,892 passengers

2. Alexandria = 308,013 passengers

3. Lorton/Auto Train = 272,896 passengers

4. Norfolk = 230,114 passengers

5. Charlottesville = 172,871 passengers

6. Newport News = 124,877 passengers

7. Richmond Main Street = 121,315 passengers

8. Roanoke = 104,515 passengers

9. Fredericksburg = 95,926 passengers

10. Lynchburg = 69,487 passengers

WASHINGTON

  1. Seattle = 689,710 passengers

2. Vancouver, WA = 87,144 passengers

3. Tacoma = 75,652 passengers

4. Olympia-Lacey = 49,526 passengers

5. Spokane = 45,562 passengers

6. Everett = 38,182 passengers

WASHINGTON, DC

  1. Union Station = 4,751,405 passengers

WEST VIRGINIA

  1. Martinsburg = 6,948 passengers

2. Charleston = 6,352 passengers

3. Harpers Ferry = 6,032 passengers

4. White Sulphur Springs = 4,532 passengers

WISCONSIN

  1. Milwaukee = 509,107 passengers

2. Milwaukee Airport = 110,938 passengers

3. Sturtevant = 47,266 passengers

4. La Crosse = 21,259 passengers

SOURCE:

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Busiest Amtrak stations in 2023 by state (A-L)

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Listed below are the Amtrak stations with the highest ridership stats in fiscal year 2023 for each state (starting with letters A-L) served. As can be seen, ridership in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, and Illinois is very strong. Many of the other states in this listing are served by fewer passenger lines and/or Amtrak principally serves rural areas via long-distance routes.

Long-haul train – Source: amtrak.com

Given its proximity to the major Amtrak hub in Chicago, the state of Indiana has probably the most disappointing numbers, though with one caveat. The very popular South Shore Line interurban railway also links Chicago with communities in the northwest and north central Indiana. In 2023, the South Shore line carried more than 1.5 million passengers along its line linking Chicago’s Millennium Station on the west and the South Bend Airport on the east. In 2025, the South Shore will be opening a second line that parallels the Indiana/Illinois state line.

Stay tuned for similar ridership data from additional states. Peace!

Acela train used in the busy Northeast corridor – Source: media.amtrak.com

Note: Does not list every station in each state, only the busiest ones.

ALABAMA

  1. Birmingham = 32,738

2. Tuscaloosa = 7,973

3. Anniston = 3,459

ARIZONA

  1. Flagstaff = 35,227

2. Tucson = 20,926

3. Maricopa = 13,491

ARKANSAS

  1. Little Rock = 16,474

2. Texarkana = 5,293

3. Walnut Ridge = 2,617

CALIFORNIA

  1. Los Angeles = 1,000,243

2. Sacramento = 740,697

3. Bakersfield = 658,266

4. Emeryville = 471,695

5. Stockton = 399,001

6. Irvine = 353,971

7. Santa Barbara = 325,490

8. Fresno = 278,603

9. San Diego Downtown = 274,987

10. Oceanside = 257,767

11. Martinez = 242,645

12. Davis = 223,609

13. San Jose = 202,760

14. Oakland Jack London Square = 199,354

COLORADO

  1. Denver = 114,543

2. Glenwood Springs = 35,311

3. Grand Junction = 24,628

CONNECTICUT

  1. New Haven Union Station = 792,634

2. Stamford = 323,791

3. Hartford = 203,438

4. New London = 154,876

5. Bridgeport = 112,681

DELAWARE

  1. Wilmington = 625,373

2. Newark = 29,344

FLORIDA

  1. Sanford = 272,896

2. Orlando = 135,614

3. Tampa = 129,036

4. Miami = 73,883

5. Jacksonville = 64,038

6. West Palm Beach = 44,807

7. Fort Lauderdale = 39,143

GEORGIA

  1. Atlanta = 68,319

2. Savannah = 56,709

3. Jesup = 7,265

IDAHO

  1. Sandpoint = 4,751

ILLINOIS

  1. Chicago = 2,722,448

2. Champaign/Urbana = 217,042

3. Bloomington/Normal = 203,842

4. Springfield = 140,089

5. Carbondale = 73,180

6. Joliet = 60,583

7. Galesburg = 60,368

INDIANA

  1. South Bend = 19,481* (see second paragraph above)

2. Indianapolis = 18,466

3. Waterloo = 17,411

4. Elkhart = 16,071

IOWA

  1. Osceola = 11,295

2. Mt. Pleasant = 8,402

3. Ottuma = 7,583

KANSAS

  1. Newton = 16,722

2. Topeka = 6,872

3. Lawrence = 6,042

KENTUCKY

  1. Fulton = 4,214

2. Maysville = 2,111

3. Ashland = 1,579

LOUISIANA

  1. New Orleans = 156,720

2. Hammond = 9,221

3. Lafayette = 4,465

SOURCES:

#AMTRAK#cities#fun
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Strypey

This short video about the sunsetting of "A Box" at Wellington Railway Station is well worth a watch. As a bittersweet window into the working lives of the otherwise invisible KiwiRail workers who keep our rail systems running smoothly;

peertube.nz/w/fx4Sfge5mPAWQyC4

But also as a snapshot of how little development our rail systems have had since most of it was corporatised in 1991, and renationalised in 2008. Some of the gear in A Box is almost a century old.

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PeerTubeA-box - New Zealand's last full-time staffed signal boxBy Main fizz channel
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Bruce MacDonald

"Amtrak discovered corrosion on Borealis’ railcars this week during a routine inspection in compliance with federal requirements. More intense inspections turned up “additional areas of concern” and Amtrak decided to remove the cars from service, spokesman Marc Magliari said Wednesday."
startribune.com/amtrak-restore

www.startribune.com · Amtrak restores Borealis rail service between St. Paul and ChicagoThe railroad will use bi-level cars on the route in place of single-level cars pulled from the line Wednesday.
#trains#Amtrak#PassengerRail
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Bruce MacDonald

“Each of the cities along the rail line have been in communication to discuss where do we go from here and how far do we push for assistance,” said Calvin Portner, Elk River’s city administrator. “What I see is everyone acknowledging that due to the ridership, it’s kind of a done deal. So what’s next?”
startribune.com/northstar-comm

www.startribune.com · With Northstar Commuter Rail likely to reach its end, cities on the train line want concessionsAnoka, Coon Rapids and Fridley say they’ve made costly investments due to the rail line and worry about future expenses if the train shuts down.
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Aptella: How technology can provide better insight into track temperature dlvr.it/TJHWk7 #passengerrail #ProductsTechnology #RailExpressfeatures

VibeWire Magazine - Transport, Politics, UFO, Paranormal, Anything · Aptella: How technology can provide better insight into track temperature - VibeWire MagazineAptella’s technology allows it to predict potential faults on the track long before they occur. Image: AptellaWhile track temperature is a well known parameter when it comes to establishing the limits of a network, actually measuring it and reporting it can be anything but simple. It is something that has been monitored almost as long as track has existed. But is it being done right? Aptella is the local distributor of […] The post Aptella: How technology can provide better insight into track temperature appeared first on Rail Express.
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AB City State: The importance of the right insurance in rail dlvr.it/TJHTY8 #Insurance #passengerrail #RailExpressfeatures

VibeWire Magazine - Transport, Politics, UFO, Paranormal, Anything · AB City State: The importance of the right insurance in rail - VibeWire MagazineThe organisation is capable of sourcing insurance for any network operating in Australia. Image: Adwo/stock.adobe.comAustbrokers City State Rail has been active in the rail sector since 1995. Previously trading as Austrail Insurance Brokers, the organisation has cultivated a reputation for negotiating specialised policy conditions to suit the rail industry. Brian Barreto is the director of Austbrokers City State Rail and with more than 25 years’ experience in the industry, […] The post AB City State: The importance of the right insurance in rail appeared first on Rail Express.
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Bruce MacDonald

"Northstar, which began service in 2009, has long struggled to attract riders largely because its northern terminus is in Big Lake — and not in the more-populous St. Cloud, despite support from the business and academic communities to extend it there."
startribune.com/northstar-comm

www.startribune.com · Northstar Commuter Rail could be shut downThe train line between Minneapolis and Big Lake never recovered from the pandemic.
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