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This is a list of the train stations with the highest Amtrak ridership the United States in the fiscal year 2022 (October 2021 to September 2022). Ridership figures from 2021 have been provided for comparative purposes. There are also statistics of ridership from 2015 through 2020. In the fiscal year 2020, ridership was down significantly across the board due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rankings exclude Amtrak stations located in Canada. Ridership numbers are for Amtrak only—commuter rail, subway, and other modes are not included.

2021 - 2022

# Station City State Ridership Change
FY 2021 FY 2022
1 New York Penn Station New York City New York 4,061,379 8,008,700 Increase 97.19%
2 Washington Union Station Washington, D.C. District of Columbia 1,758,409 3,631,677 Increase 106.5%
3 30th Street Station Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1,500,043 3,058,329 Increase 103.8%
4 Chicago Union Station Chicago Illinois 1,336,525 2,359,084 Increase 76.51%
5 South Station Boston Massachusetts 679,333 1,216,560 Increase 79.08%
6 Union Station Los Angeles California 466,417 928,558 Increase 99.08%
7 Baltimore Penn Station Baltimore Maryland 446,914 838,591 Increase 87.64%
8 Albany–Rensselaer Rensselaer New York 379,209 640,353 Increase 68.87%
9 Union Station New Haven Connecticut 347,544 617,119 Increase 77.56%
10 Back Bay Station Boston Massachusetts 322,928 606,967 Increase 87.96%

2015 - 2020

# Station City State Ridership
FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 2019–2020
change
1 Penn Station New York City New York 10,189,521 10,436,909 10,397,729 10,132,025 10,811,323 5,432,851 Decrease 49.75%
2 Washington Union Station Washington District of Columbia 4,971,128 5,098,562 5,225,460 5,197,237 5,207,223 2,606,059 Decrease 49.95%
3 30th Street Station Philadelphia Pennsylvania 4,138,777 4,328,718 4,411,662 4,471,992 4,503,055 2,261,194 Decrease 49.79%
4 Chicago Union Station Chicago Illinois 3,295,630 3,247,117 3,388,051 3,388,307 3,331,527 1,688,452 Decrease 49.32%
5 South Station Boston Massachusetts 1,544,169 1,574,450 1,567,627 1,553,953 1,585,216 793,113 Decrease 49.97%
6 Union Station Los Angeles California 1,589,391 1,635,039 1,716,392 1,717,405 1,413,006 708,925 Decrease 50.46%
7 Sacramento Valley Station Sacramento California 1,027,013 1,051,001 1,073,584 1,089,223 1,100,550 565,196 Decrease 48.64%
8 Penn Station Baltimore Maryland 993,721 1,030,161 1,063,628 1,041,232 1,043,542 538,330 Decrease 48.41%
9 Albany–Rensselaer Rensselaer New York 825,353 885,176 803,348 800,368 806,960 450,965 Decrease 44.12%
10 Union Station New Haven Connecticut 698,656 642,471 627,065 697,603 778,534 425,723 Decrease 45.32%

See also

  • List of Amtrak stations
  • List of busiest railway stations in North America
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