Amtrak Downeaster ridership rebounds from pandemic slowdown

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 7, 2023

New passenger transportation numbers released Monday by the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority are showing that ridership on the Amtrak Downeaster has mostly rebounded from the pandemic-related disruptions that started in 2020. The rail authority reported that the Amtrak Downeaster transported 516,723 passengers in fiscal year 2023, which ended June 30. That is the first time that annual ridership has exceeded a half million riders since fiscal 2019.