BARRE, Vt. — Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express will extend service from its current northern endpoint of Rutland to Burlington, Vt., with additional stops in Vergennes and Middlebury, as of July 29, 2022, the Vermont Agency of Transportation has announced.
The extension follows extensive work to upgrade track infrastructure between Rutland and Burlington to accommodate higher train speeds.
The new schedule will depart Burlington at 10:10 a.m. daily, arriving at New York’s Penn Station at 5:45 p.m., while the northbound train will leave Penn Station at 2:21 p.m. daily and arrive in Burlington at 9:55 p.m.
“Our Agency’s talented and dedicated rail leadership, engineers, and planners deserve immense credit for their steadfast dedication to bringing to Vermonters and visitors to the state this new transportation option for travel between New York City and Burlington,” Vermont Transportation Secretary Joe Flynn said in a press release.
The transportation agency will hold a public celebration of the new service at Burlington’s Union Station on July 29 from 9 a.m. until the train’s 10:10 a.m. departure. It will announce more details on that event soon, as well as ticket-sale information, including plans for 50% promotional fares this summer.
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