PHILADELPHIA – Beginning April 25, Amtrak and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will operate additional Keystone Service trains between New York, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg, Pa. Two new weekday trains will be added, and all pre-pandemic weekend service will be restored.
“After a long period of reduced schedules, PennDOT is pleased that Amtrak has been able to restore more daily trains and is proud to invest in rail service,” says PennDOT Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Transportation Jennie Louwerse.
Amtrak suspended all Keystone Service in March 2020 due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It restored some service between Philadelphia and Harrisburg in June 2020 and on the full route that September. But in January 2021, Amtrak again cut service between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, due to low demand.
Currently, Amtrak is operating 18 weekday trains (nine in each direction) between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Once the new service begins, 24 weekday trains (12 in each direction) will be offered each day between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, with 14 on Saturdays (seven in each direction) and 16 on Sundays (eight in each direction).
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