Amtrak Borealis Line Celebrates 100,000 Passengers

The St. Paul-to-Chicago train served more than 22,000 passengers in August.

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October 28, 2024, 5:00 AM PDT

Red Amtrak Borealis train in St. Paul Union Station depot.

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Amtrak’s Borealis line, launched in May 2024, reached 100,000 riders this week, outpacing a prediction that it would serve between 125,000 and 135,000 passengers per year, reports Tim Harlow in The Minnesota Star Tribune.

The train, which runs between St. Paul and Chicago and serves multiple other cities, runs once a day each way and take roughly 7.5 hours for the entire trip. “Ridership started strong with 18,500 passengers hopping on board during its first month of service. Since then, numbers have remained strong with more than 22,000 riding in August followed by a slight dip to just under 18,800 in September, according to All Aboard Minnesota.”

Read the full story: Amtrak’s Borealis train line hits 100K riders in five months

Thursday, October 24, 2024 in Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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