Figure 3-8: Average Amtrak Rail Fares per Average Trip Length, 1990 to 2013
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
| Year | Current dollars | Chained 2009 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.59 | 57.96 |
| 1991 | 41.19 | 58.70 |
| 1992 | 40.78 | 57.29 |
| 1993 | 40.11 | 55.49 |
| 1994 | 39.10 | 53.55 |
| 1995 | 39.92 | 51.91 |
| 1996 | 43.31 | 52.84 |
| 1997 | 45.26 | 55.28 |
| 1998 | 44.75 | 53.35 |
| 1999 | 46.85 | 53.86 |
| 2000 | (R) 52.15 | (R)58.13 |
| 2001 | (R) 54.22 | (R)57.64 |
| 2002 | (R) 59.07 | (R)60.56 |
| 2003 | (R) 53.90 | (R)55.84 |
| 2004 | (R) 53.29 | (R)60.35 |
| 2005 | (R) 51.57 | (R)57.69 |
| 2006 | (R) 56.41 | (R)57.97 |
| 2007 | (R) 58.77 | (R)61.63 |
| 2008 | (R) 60.39 | (R)60.28 |
| 2009 | (R) 58.88 | (R)58.88 |
| 2010 | (R) 60.70 | (R)57.31 |
| 2011 | 62.67 | (R)58.99 |
| 2012 | 64.66 | 60.99 |
| 2013 | 66.70 | 62.02 |
NOTE: InterCity Rail/Amtrak Fare: 1997-2013: National Passenger Rail Corporation (Amtrak), Amtrak Annual Report (Washington, DC: Annual Issues) (ticket revenue per passenger mile multiplied by average trip length of passengers) For years prior to 1997 calculated as total transportation revenues / Amtrak system passenger trips, from National Passenger Rail Corporation (Amtrak), Amtrak Annual Report, Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual Issues).
SOURCE: Intercity Rail/Amtrak: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, Table 3-19, available at www.bts.gov as of July 2016.