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Hours of Delay and On-Time Performance of Amtrak: 2010-2023

Figure

This bar graph shows the hours of delay and the percentage of on-time performance of Amtrak. Hours of delay peaked in 2015 with over 100,000 hours and was lowest in 2021 with just under 60,000 hours of delay. The percentage of on-time performance fluctuated between 70 and 80 percent over the years.

Dataset Excel:

F1-18 Hours of Delay and On-time Performance of Amtrak.xlsx (25.49 KB)

Description:

This graph is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Amtrak On-Time Performance, National Transportation Statistics, Table 1-73, available at https://www.bts.gov/content/amtrak-time-performance-trends-and-hours-delay-cause as of August 2024.Note: On time performance is weighted by distance category because a longer trip increases the probability of a delay when compared to a shorter trip.

Previous Editions:
Hours of Delay and On-Time Performance of Amtrak 2010-2022
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