Originally published July 21, 2010 at 12:15 PM | Page modified July 22, 2010 at 8:03 AM

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Amtrak ridership up from Seattle to Portland, Seattle to Vancouver, B.C.

Amtrak ridership soars, showing the highest totals since 1994

Amtrak Cascades, which operates trains from Seattle to Portland and Seattle to Vancouver, B.C. has shown double-digit ridership growth and has broken records each month this year, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Ridership for April, May, and June showed the highest second quarter totals since 1994, with 214,641 passengers. Compared to the second quarter of 2009, this is an increase of nearly 13.3 percent, or more than 25,000 new passengers.

The first quarter of 2010 also had record ridership with an increase of nearly 34,000 riders since 2009.

Total ridership on Amtrak Cascades is 398,414 through June 30, or nearly an 18 percent increase over 2009.

Some of the increase was due to the Olympic Games in Vancouver, said the state.

Information in this story, published July 21, was corrected July 22. The correct percentage increase from 2009 to 2010 is 13.3 percent.

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