Seattle-Vancouver, BC Amtrak Cascades Train Service Returns September 26th
Amtrak will restore international Cascades train service to Vancouver, British Columbia on September 26th. Initially, Cascades service will only be one roundtrip daily between Seattle and Vancouver, but Amtrak will increase that to twice daily when available staffing and equipment levels allow. Bookings for the restored service are already available.
Cross-border Cascades service has been suspended since the Covid pandemic began in March 2020. Amtrak had planned to restore service earlier this year, but persistent staffing challenges thwarted that. Amtrak Cascades-aligned bus service, however, did restart last fall with four daily roundtrips between Seattle and Vancouver. That bus service will continue along with daily train service.
In late June, Amtrak restored the first of its three cross-border international routes with Maple Leaf service between New York City and Toronto. However, a date has still not been set for Amtrak’s third international service, the Adirondack, between New York City and Montréal.
With the restart of regular service on September 26th, Cascades train service for Vancouver will depart Seattle at 7:45am. The northbound train will arrive Vancouver’s Pacific Central Station at 11:45am. In the evening, the southbound train to Seattle will depart Vancouver at 5:45pm and arrive in Seattle at 10:10pm. Trains will serve five other cities (Edmonds, Everett, Stanwood, Mount Vernon, and Bellingham) on the way.
https://www.theurbanist.org/2022/08/31/seattle-vacouver-bc-amtrak-cascades-train-service-returns-september-26th/
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