PASSENGER RAIL RIDERSHIP
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
PASSENGER RAIL RIDERSHIP
Amtrak Ridership (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Amtrak officially began service in May 1971. Amtrak offers services in 46 states on a 22,000 mile route system. Ridership data are highly seasonal, with July and August being very high seasonal months. In 2000, Amtrak introduced a high-speed rail service in the northeast U.S., which helped increase ridership.
| Amtrak Ridership | Oct-01 | Oct-02 |
|---|---|---|
| Ridership | 1,950,716 | 1,916,769 |
| Ridership percent change from same month previous year | -1.33 | -1.74 |
NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.
SOURCE: National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak, Personal Communication.