New Amtrak departure increases daily trips across Cascadia region
Mar 6, 2023, 6:34 AM | Updated: 12:53 pm
Amtrak is adding service between Seattle and Portland. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
A new Amtrak Cascades departure from Vancouver, B.C., to Portland, began Monday. This will increase the number of Seattle-Portland round trips from three to four.
Amtrak Cascades says it is also dropping a mid-afternoon train from Portland that leaves Seattle at 3:05 p.m. for Vancouver, B.C. The new schedules are listed on the Amtrak Cascades website.
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The additional round trip restores the Amtrak Cascades service similar to those north of Seattle before the pandemic started in March 2020. The change also adds a midday southbound trip out of Seattle.
Amtrak Cascades trains connect cities along the I-5 corridor and into Canada, including Seattle, Vancouver, B.C., and Portland.
Daily round-trip service includes:
- Four daily trains between Portland and Seattle
- Two daily trains between Eugene and Portland
- One daily train between Seattle and Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Several connecting buses
Amtrak Cascades is funded primarily by ticket revenues, with the balance of operating costs paid for by the states of Washington and Oregon.
