"As Bob Johnston notes at TransPRO, data from Amtrak shows that both overall revenue and the total number of passengers were up for the latest financial year. That financial year ended on September 30, 2025; as Johnston points out, ridership increased by 5% compared to the previous fiscal year, while revenue was up by 11% compared to the same period."
"Amtrak's increase in ridership represents an increase from what it was in 2024, but it also seems to be a pleasant surprise for the agency's management itself. Comments included with the September 2025 data note that the actual ridership data for 2025 "is trending 1% better than AOP." That is due in part to upticks in the total number of riders on all of Amtrak's lines nationwide."
"In Johnston's analysis of Amtrak's data for TrainsPRO, he attributes some of the increase in revenue to Amtrak "[cashing] in on last-minute customers" with higher fares. As for what Amtrak's ridership and revenue will look like for the rest of the calendar year, one assumes they will be relatively high, given the coming holiday travel season. Last month, Amtrak announced that it would add extra cars on its Northeast Corridor trains in the days around Thanksgiving."
Amtrak's fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, recorded a 5% increase in ridership and an 11% rise in revenue compared with the previous fiscal year. The Northeast Corridor experienced the largest ridership gain, with passenger counts up 8% year-over-year. Internal comments indicate ridership for 2025 is trending 1% better than AOP, driven by upticks across all national routes. Analysis attributes part of the revenue increase to higher fares from last-minute customers. Anticipation of a busy holiday travel season prompted plans to add extra cars on Northeast Corridor trains around Thanksgiving.
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