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30th Street Station in Philadelphia, one of Amtrak's busiest train stations in the nation, July 2016

This article is all about the busiest train stations in the United States! We're looking at stations used by Amtrak, which is America's main passenger train service. These lists show which stations had the most people getting on and off trains in the fiscal year 2022 (that's from October 2021 to September 2022). You'll also see how these numbers compare to the year before.

It's important to know that these numbers are only for Amtrak trains. They don't include other types of trains like local commuter trains or subways. Also, this list only includes stations in the U.S., not any Amtrak stations in Canada.

America's Busiest Train Stations (2022)

This table shows the top 10 busiest Amtrak stations in the United States for the fiscal year 2022. You can see how many passengers used each station in 2021 and 2022, and how much the numbers changed. A "fiscal year" is like a company's financial year, which for Amtrak runs from October to September.


Rank Station Name City State Number of Passengers Change from 2021 to 2022
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%

More About Amtrak Stations

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