Amtrak's Busiest Stations in 2005

(stations in bold are on the Northeast Corridor)

Station Passengers*

1. New York... 8.5 million

2. Philadelphia... 3.7 million

3. Washington... 3.7 million

4. Chicago ... 2.5 million

5. Los Angeles... 1.4 million

6. Newark, N.J... . 1.2 million

7. Baltimore... 980,000

8. Boston... 971,000

9. Sacramento, Calif... . 933,000

10. Trenton... 901,000

11. San Diego... 839,000

12. Wilmington... 779,000

13. Princeton Junction, N.J.... . 765,000

14. Albany-Rensselaer, N.Y... . 734,000

15. New Haven, Conn... . 654,000

16. Seattle... 605,000

17. BWI Airport... 579,000

18. Irvine, Calif... . 565,000

19. Emeryville, Calif... 500,000

20. Providence, R.I... . 490,000

*Boarding and alightings;

SOURCE: Amtrak, "New route for Amtrak seems likely:After years of battling, compromise may bring private money into the rail system," from the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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