North Carolina passenger-rail service logs record ridership in Q1
Ridership in the first quarter of 2023 was up 30% over the same pre-pandemic period in 2019.Photo – North Carolina Department of Transportation
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North Carolina Department of Transportation last week announced the state's intercity passenger-rail service, logged record ridership of more than 135,000 riders in first-quarter 2023.
The NC By Train service posted monthly ridership records in January, February and March, with the quarter’s total ridership increasing 30% over pre-pandemic ridership levels based in 2019, NCDOT officials said in a press release.
Ridership was up 50% in the first quarter compared with ridership levels during the same period a year ago.
NC By Train operates passenger service across the state on behalf of Amtrak. Routes include the Piedmont, Carolinian, Silver Star, Crescent and Silver Meteor/Palmetto.
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