The Northeast Regional is a daily long-distance Amtrak train connecting Downtown Boston or Springfield to either Roanoke, Norfolk, or Newport News. The journey takes about 12 and a half hours, longer if delays occur along the route. This is also Amtrak's busiest route and also most frequent with multiple departures a day.
See rail travel in the United States for further information about Amtrak and other train routes.
Route Overview
editMost Northeast Regional trains operate over the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington (via New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore). The corridor is owned, in part, by Amtrak, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Metro-North Railroad (MNRR), and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT)
Some trips diverge at New Haven and turn north to serve Springfield, Massachusetts, operating over Amtrak's New Haven–Springfield Line. For trains that don't, Amtrak's Hartford Line trains provide connecting service along the line, with timed transfers to and from many Northeast Regional trips.
Several trips continue south of Washington D.C. to Virginia, running to either Roanoke, Richmond, Newport News, or Norfolk. All Virginia services use the northernmost portion of the ex-Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad (now owned by CSX Transportation) between Washington and Alexandria, Virginia. South of Alexandria, trains to Roanoke use the Norfolk Southern Railway (ex-Southern Railway, ex-Virginia Midland Railway). Trains to Richmond, Norfolk and Newport News use the CSX RF&P, Richmond Terminal, and Bellwood subdivisions between Alexandria and Richmond.
South of Richmond, trains to Newport News use the CSX Peninsula Subdivision (ex-Chesapeake and Ohio Railway). Trains to Norfolk use the CSX North End Subdivision and Norfolk Southern's Norfolk District (ex-Norfolk and Western Railway).
Stations
editFrom Alexandria, VA to New Haven,CT
edit- 1 Alexandria,Virginia
- 2 Washington, D.C
- 3 New Carrollton,Maryland
- 4 Linthicum,Maryland - BWI Rail Station
- 5 Baltimore,Maryland - Baltimore Penn Station
- 6 Aberdeen,Maryland
- 7 Newark,Delaware
- 8 Wilmington,Delaware
- 9 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 30th Street Station
- 10 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - North Philadelphia Station
- 11 Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania - Cornwells Heights Train Station
- 12 Trenton, New Jersey - Trenton Transit Center
- 13 Princeton Junction, New Jersey - Princeton Junction Station
- 14 New Brunswick, New Jersey - New Brunswick Station
- 15 Iselin, New Jersey - Metropark Station
- 16 Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey
- 17 Newark, New Jersey- Penn Station
- 18 New York City, New York- Penn Station
- 19 New Rochelle, New York- New Rochelle Station
Station | Amtrak Connections | Airport Connections | Other Rail Connections | Bus Connections |
---|---|---|---|---|
From Newport News to Richmond | ||||
1 Newport News Station (Newport News,VA) | none | none | none | Hampton Roads Transit Routes: 106,107 |
2 Williamsburg Transportation Center (Williamsburg,VA) | Greyhound
Hampton Roads Transit Routes: 921 Williamsburg Transit Authority Routes: 1,2,3,5,6,12,12A,15 | |||
3 Main Street Station (Richmond,VA) | Greater Richmond Transit Company: Route 7A | Greater Richmond Transit Company Routes:7A 14,95x, Pulse
Ramride Routes: A Lot | ||
From Norfolk to Petersburg | ||||
1 Norfolk Station (Norfolk,VA) | none | none | The Tide (Light Rail) | Greyhound |
2 Petersburg Station | Amtrak: Carolinan | none | none | |
After Newport News/Norfolk connect | ||||
1 Staple Mill Road Station (Richmond,VA) | Amtrak: Carolinan | none | none | Greater Richmond Transit Company: Route 18 |
2 Ashland Station | none | none | ||
3 Fredericksburg Station | Amtrak: Carolinan | Virginia Railway Express: Fredericksburg Line. | Fredericksburg Regional Transit Routes: D1, F2, F4, VF1, VS1. | |
4 Quantico Station | Amtrak: Carolinan | Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission: Route R1 | ||
5 Woodbridge Station | none | none | ||
From Roanoke | ||||
1 Roanoke Station | none | none | none | Smartbus |
2 Kemper Street Station (Lynchburg,VA) | Greater Lynchburg Transit Company: Route 4 to Lynchburg Regional Airport | Greyhound
Greater Lynchburg Transit Company Routes:1A,1B,2,3A,3B,4,5,8,9,10,11,12,12X, | ||
3 Charlottesville Union Station | none | Greyhound | ||
4 Culpeper Station | none | |||
5 Manassas Station | Virginia Railway Express: Manassas Line. | Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission Routes: EW-E, MS-L | ||
6 Burke Centre Station | none | Virginia Railway Express: Manassas Line. | Fairfax Connector: Route 495 | |
From Alexandria, VA to New Haven,CT | ||||
Alexandria Union Station |
Amtrak: Carolinan |
Connection to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: Blue Line, Yellow Line. | Virginia Railway Express: Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: Blue Line, Yellow Line. |
Dash Routes: 30, 31, 32, 33, 102, 102x
Richmond Highway Express |
Washington Union Station |
Amtrak: Carolinan |
Connection to Baltimore Washington International Airport: Maryland Area Rail Commuter: Penn Line | DC Streetcar: H Street/Benning Road Line.
Maryland Area Rail Commuter: Brunswick Line, Camden Line, Penn Line. Virginia Railway Express Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line. |
Bestbus
DC Circulator Routes: Red Route, Yellow Route. Ourbus Peter Pan Bus Lines Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission: Omniride on demand. |
New Carrollton Station | Maryland Area Rail Commuter: Penn Line.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: Orange Line. |
Greyhound
Routes: A12,B21,B22,B24,B27,F4,F6,F12,F13,F14,G12,G14,T14,T18. MTA Maryland Commuter Bus Routes: 335, 345. Peter Pan Bus Line | ||
BWI Rail Station | Shuttle service to Baltimore Washington International Airport | Maryland Area Rail Commuter: Penn Line. | MTA Bus: Route 75
MTA Commuter Bus: Route 201 | |
Baltimore Penn Station |
Amtrak: Carolinan |
Connection to Baltimore Washington International Airport: Maryland Area Rail Commuter: Penn Line | Baltimore Light RailLink: Penn Camden Shuttle | Baltimore Collegetown Shuttle
Charm City Circulator: Purple Route. Johns Hopkins Shuttle |
Aberdeen Station | none | Maryland Area Rail Commuter: Penn Line. | Harford Transit Routes: 1, 1A, 4, 6, 6A, 8.
MTA Commuter Bus: Route 420 | |
Newark Station | none | South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: Wilmington/Newark Line | Cecil Transit: Route 4
DART First State routes: 10, 33, 46 DART Connect | |
Wilmington Station |
Amtrak: Carolinan |
DART First State routes: 2,5,6,10,11,13,14,18,20,33,35,37,40,42,52,301 | ||
30th St Station (Philadelphia,PA) |
Amtrak: Carolinan |
Connection to Philadelphia International Airport: South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: Airport Line | New Jersey Transit: Atlantic City Line
South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: Subway lines: Airport Line, Chestnut Hill West Line, Media/Wawa line, Paoli/Thorndale line, Trenton Line, Wilmington/Newark line, Cynwyd line, Chestnut Hill East line, Fox Chase line, Lansdale/Doylestown line, Manayunk/Norristown line, Warminster line, West Trenton line, Market/Frankford line, Broad Street Line. Tram Routes: 10, 11, 13, 34, 36. |
Martz Trailways
New Jersey Transit Bus Routes: 313, 315 South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: City Bus Routes: 9, 12, 21, 30 , 31, 42, 44, 49, 62, Lucy. Suburban Bus Routes: 124, 125. |
North Philadelphia Station | none | South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: Subway lines: Lansdale/Doylestown line, Manayunk/Norristown line, Broad Street Line. | South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: City Bus Routes: 4,16,54. | |
Cornwells Station | South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: Subway lines: Trenton Line | South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: City Bus Routes: 78. Suburban Bus Routes: 133 | ||
Trenton Transit Center |
Amtrak: Carolinan |
Connection to Trenton Mercer Airport:New Jersey Transit Bus Routes: 608 | none | New Jersey Transit Bus Routes: 409,418,600,601,606,608,609,611,619,624.
South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: Suburban Bus Routes: 127, |
Princeton Junction Station | Connection to Newark Liberty International Airport Station Northeast Corridor line. | New Jersey Transit: Northeast Corridor line, Princeton Branch. | New Jersey Transit Bus Routes: 600,612
Tiger Transit: Route 4 | |
New Brunswick Station | Brunsquick Shuttles
New Jersey Transit Bus Routes: 810,811,813,815,818 OurBus Prime. Rutgers Campus Bus Somerset County Transportation: DASH 851, DASH 852. Suburban Trails: Line 100 | |||
Metropark Station (Iselin,NJ) | New Jersey Transit: Northeast Corridor line. | New Jersey Transit Bus Routes: 48,801,802,803,804,805. | ||
Newark Liberty International Airport Station | Connection to Newark Liberty International Airport Station AirTrain Newark, Monorail that goes directly to airport. | New Jersey Transit: Northeast Corridor line, North Jersey Coast Line. | none | |
Penn Station (Newark,NJ) |
Amtrak: Carolinan |
Connection to Newark Liberty International Airport Station Northeast Corridor line, North Jersey Coast Line. | New Jersey Transit: Broad Street-Newark Penn, Grove Street-Newark Penn, Northeast Corridor line, North Jersey Coast Line, Raritan Valley Line. |
Fullington Trailways New Jersey Transit Bus Routes: 1,5,11,21,25,go25,28,29,30,31,34,39,40,41,44,62,65,66,67,70,71,72,73,76,78,79,108,319,361,375,378. |
Penn Station (New York City,NY) |
Amtrak: Carolinan Amtrak: Ethan Allen Express |
Connection to John F. Kennedy International Airport: MTA New York City Subway: A Eighth Avenue Express.
Connection to Newark Liberty International Airport Station Northeast Corridor line, North Jersey Coast Line. |
MTA Long Island Rail Road: Babylon Branch, Far Rockaway Branch, Hempstead Beach, Long Beach Branch, Montauk Branch, Oyster Bay Branch, Port Jefferson Branch, Port Washington Branch, Ronkonkoma Branch, West Hempstead Branch. MTA New York City Subway: A Eighth Avenue Express, C Eighth Avenue Local, E Eighth Avenue Local, Broadway-Seventh Avenue Local,Seventh Avenue Express, Seventh Avenue Express.
New Jersey Transit: Gladstone Branch, Montclair-Boonton Line, Morristown Line, Northeast Corridor line, North Jersey Coast Line, Raritan Valley Line. |
: Eastern Shuttle
MTA Bus: M7,M20,M34 SBS, M34A, SBS, SIM23, SIM24, Q32. Tripper Bus Vamoose Bus |
New Rochelle Station | none | none | MTA Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line. | Bee-Line Bus system. |
Stamford Transportation Center | CT Transit: Shore Line East
MTA Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line, New Canaan Branch, Danbury Branch (peak service), Waterbury Branch (peak service). |
CT Transit: 311,312,313,321,324,326,327,328,331,333,334,335,336,341,342,344,345,351,971 | ||
Bridgeport station | CT Transit: Shore Line East | Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority: 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,13,15,17,19x,22x,23, Costal Link. | ||
New Haven Union Station |
Amtrak: Hartford Line Amtrak: Valley Flyer |
CT Transit: Hartford Line, Shore Line East | CT Transit: Union Station Shuttle,271,272,278.
Yale Shuttle | |
New Haven State Street station | Amtrak: Hartford Line
Amtrak: Valley Flyer |
CT Transit: 204,206,212,223,274,278
Yale Shuttle: Red Line | ||
Old Saybrook,CT to Boston,MA | ||||
Old Saybrook station | none | none | CT Transit: Shore Line East | 9 Town Transit: 641,642,643,644. |
New London Union Station | 9 Town Transit: 643 | |||
Mystic Station | none | Southeast Area Transit District: Stonington HOP | ||
Westerly station | none | |||
Kingston Station | Rhode Island Public Transit Authority: 64,66. | |||
Providence Station | Connection to T.F Green Airport: Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Commuter Rail: Providence/Stoughton Line | Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority: Providence/Stoughton Line. | Rhode Island Public Transit Authority: R-Line,3,4,50,51,54,55,56,57,58,66,72. | |
Route 128 Station (Westwood,MA) | none | |||
Back Bay Station (Boston,MA) |
Amtrak: Lake Shore Limited |
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority: Orange Line, Commuter Rail: Framingham/Worcester Line, Needham Line, Franklin/Foxboro Line, Providence/Stoughton Line. | Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority: Silver Line: 1,2,3, Waterfront, 10,39. | |
South Station (Boston,MA) | Connection to Boston Logan International Airport: Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Silver Line 1.
Connection to T.F Green Airport: Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Commuter Rail: Providence/Stoughton Line |
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority: Red Line, Commuter Rail: Framingham/Worcester Line, Needham Line, Franklin/Foxboro Line, Providence/Stoughton Line, Fairmount Line, Greenbush Line, Kingston Line, Middleborough/Lakewood Line.
Capeflyer |
Concord Coach Lines Dattco Peter Pan Bus Lines Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority: Silver Line: 1,2,3, Waterfront, 4,7,11. | |
Wallingford,CT to Springfield,MA | ||||
Wallingford Station | Amtrak: Hartford Line
Amtrak: Valley Flyer |
none | CT Transit: Hartford Line. | CT Transit Routes: 215,291,292. |
Meriden Transit Center | Amtrak: Hartford Line
Amtrak: Valley Flyer |
CT Transit Routes: 215,511,561,563,564,565,566. | ||
Berlin Station | Amtrak: Hartford Line
Amtrak: Valley Flyer |
CT Transit New Britan Routes: 511,512,513. | ||
Hartford Union Station | Amtrak: Hartford Line
Amtrak: Valley Flyer |
Connection to Bradley International Airport: CT Transit: 30-Bradley Flyer | CT Transit
Peter Pan Bus Line | |
Windsor Station | Amtrak: Hartford Line
Amtrak: Valley Flyer |
CT Transit Routes: 32,34,36. | ||
Windsor Locks Station | Amtrak: Hartford Line
Amtrak: Valley Flyer |
CT Transit Hartford Routes: 24,96,905,915. | ||
Springfield Union Station (Springfield,MA) | Amtrak: Hartford Line
Amtrak: Lake Shore Limited Amtrak: Valley Flyer |
none | Greyhound
Peter Pan Bus Line Pioneer Valley Transit Authority Routes: B4,B6,B7,B12,B17,G1,G2,G3,G5,G73E,P11,P20,P21,P21E,R10,R14,R29,WPE,X92 |