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Amtrak's 195 miles (314 km) Keystone Service provides frequent passenger train service along the Amtrak-owned Keystone Corridor and Northeast Corridor between Harrisburg Transportation Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Penn Station in New York via 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.
The trains consist of unreserved coach between Harrisburg and Philadelphia and reserved coach between Philadelphia and New York. There is no business class or snack/food service.
On weekdays there are thirteen Keystone trains and one Pennsylvanian train in each direction. All trains run between Harrisburg and Philadelphia, though only nine of the Keystone trains plus the Pennsylvanian operate along the segment between Philadelphia and New York. There are eight roundtrip trains on both Saturdays and Sundays. Seven of the Saturday and Sunday trains, including the Pennsylvanian, make the full trip between Harrisburg and New York.
On the majority of the trains, the journey between Harrisburg and New York takes approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes, including 1 hour and 45 minutes to travel between Harrisburg and Philadelphia. There are also several express trains which cut both journey times by 15 minutes.
As a result of signal and track upgrades (including electrification) that were completed in October 2006, Amtrak now uses exclusively AEM7 electric locomotives in push-pull configration with rebuilt Metroliner cab cars for their Keystone service. Previously, a complicated engine switch was needed at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station that required about twenty minutes to perform. The trains can reach a top speed of 110-m.p.h. (180 km/h) along the Keystone Corridor, a significant improvement in speed from the previous service. The improvements in infrastructure and service are a result of a $145 million investment and partnership between Amtrak, the Federal Transit Administration, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to bring high-speed rail to southeastern Pennsylvania.
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The Keystone Service operates over Amtrak trackage:
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| State/Province |
Town/City |
Station |
Connections |
| Pennsylvania |
Harrisburg |
Harrisburg Transportation Center |
Amtrak: Pennsylvanian
Greyhound Lines: various routes
Capitol Trailways: Schedules 7142, 7146
Fullington Trailways: Schedule 7155
Susquehanna Trailways: Schedule 7139
CAT: 1, 6, 7, 13, 14, 18, 21, 81 (route to downtown Harrisburg only), 322, A, C, CI, CX, F, K, M, MX, TecPort, Dillsburg Commuter Express; outbound only: 3, 8, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, Riverfront Office Center Shuttle |
| Middletown |
Middletown |
CAT: 7 |
| Elizabethtown |
Elizabethtown |
Amtrak: Pennsylvanian |
| Mount Joy |
Mount Joy |
none |
| Lancaster |
Lancaster |
Amtrak: Pennsylvanian
Capitol Trailways: Schedule 7146
RRTA: 3, Red Rose Trolley |
| Parkesburg |
Parkesburg |
none |
| Coatesville |
Coatesville |
| Downingtown |
Downingtown |
SEPTA Regional Rail: R5 (limited service) |
| Exton |
Exton |
| Paoli |
Paoli |
Amtrak: Pennsylvanian
SEPTA Regional Rail: R5
SEPTA Bus: 105, 204, 205 |
| Ardmore |
Ardmore |
SEPTA Regional Rail: R5
SEPTA Bus: 103, 105, 106 |
| Philadelphia |
30th Street Station |
Amtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Regional, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter
NJ Transit: Atlantic City Line
SEPTA City Transit Division: Market-Frankford Line, 10, 11, 13, 34, and 36 (Subway-Surface), 9, 30, 31, 44, 62, 121, LUCY, 124, 125
SEPTA Regional Rail: R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R7, R8 |
| North Philadelphia |
Amtrak: Regional
SEPTA Regional Rail: R7, R8
SEPTA Bus: C |
| Cornwells Heights |
Cornwells Heights |
Amtrak: Regional
SEPTA Regional Rail: R7 |
| New Jersey |
Trenton |
Trenton Rail Station |
Amtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Pennsylvanian, Regional, Silver Star, Silver Meteor, Vermonter
NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line, River Line, 409, 600, 601, 604, 606, 608, 609, 611
SEPTA Regional Rail: R7 |
| Princeton |
Princeton Junction |
Amtrak: Pennsylvanian, Regional
NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line, Princeton Branch, 600, 976 |
| New Brunswick |
New Brunswick |
Amtrak: Regional
NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line, 810, 815, 818, 980 |
| Iselin |
Metropark |
Amtrak: Acela Express, Regional, Vermonter
NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line, M 801, 802, 803, 804, 805 |
| Newark |
Newark Liberty International Airport |
AirTrain Newark: to Newark Liberty International Airport
Amtrak: Regional
NJ Transit: North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor Line |
| Newark Penn Station |
Amtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crsecent, Pennsylvanian, Regional, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter
NJ Transit: Newark City Subway, Newark Light Rail, North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor Line, Raritan Valley Line, 5, 21, 62, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79, 108, 978
PATH: NWK-WTC |
| New York |
New York City |
Penn Station |
Amtrak: Acela Express, Adirondack, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Regional, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter
LIRR: Main Line, Port Washington Branch
NJ Transit: North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor Line, Gladstone Branch, Montclair-Boonton Line, Morristown Line
NYC Subway: 1, 2, 3, A, C, E
NYC Transit buses: M10, M16, M20, M34, Q32 |
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