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Amtrak Ridership In Vermont Up, Especially Vermonter

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February . . . Ridership Ticket Revenue Train Segment FY10 FY09 % Chg. FY10 FY09 % Chg. Ethan Allen North/Thru Albany 3,244 3,234 +0.3 $166,722 $164,371 +1.4 South of Albany 7,221 6,505 +11.0 $267,133 $240,848 +10.9 Total Train 10,465 9,739 +7.5 $433,855 $405,219 +7.1 Vermonter North/Thru Springfield 6,238 5,126 +21.7 $338,817 $266,499 +27.1 New Haven/Springfield 4,453 3,909 +13.9 $228,983 $194,763 +17.6 Spine 9,772 8,431 +15.9 $754,540 $606,994 +24.3 Total Train 20,463 17,466 +17.2 $1,322,339 $1,068,257 +23.8 October-February . . . Ridership Ticket Revenue Train Segment FY10 FY09 % Chg. FY10 FY09 % Chg. Ethan Allen North/Thru Albany 19,364 19,271 +0.5 $965,116 $988,875 -2.4 South of Albany 39,094 37,944 +3.0 $1,433,322 $1,407,862 +1.8 Total Train 58,458 57,215 +2.2 $2,398,438 $2,396,737 +0.1 Vermonter North/Thru Springfield 34,793 31,644 +10.0 $1,910,872 $1,766,380 +8.2 New Haven/Springfield 23,466 23,648 -0.8 $1,220,724 $1,258,229 -3.0 Spine 52,321 50,395 +3.8 $3,951,294 $3,791,446 +4.2 Total Train 110,580 105,687 +4.6 $7,082,890 $6,816,055 +3.9

The lines shown in green represent the portions of the trains subsidized by Vermont.

 
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