Keystone Service

Keystone Service
A Keystone Service train at Lancaster station in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 2019
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail, higher-speed rail
LocaleNortheastern United States
PredecessorPenn Central corridor trains
First serviceOctober 29, 1972
Current operator(s)Amtrak in partnership with PennDOT
Annual ridership1,115,779 (FY23) Increase 38.4%[a][1]
Route
TerminiPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania or New York City, New York
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Stops19
Distance travelled195 miles (314 km)
Average journey time3 hours, 16-42 minutes (New York–Harrisburg)[2]
1 hour, 40-56 minutes (Philadelphia–Harrisburg)[3]
Service frequency13 daily round trips
Train number(s)600–601, 605, 607, 609–612, 615, 618–620, 622, 637, 639–656, 658, 660–667, 669–672, 674
On-board services
Class(es)Coach Class
Technical
Rolling stockAmfleet coaches
Metroliner cab car
Siemens ACS-64 locomotives
ElectrificationOverhead line, 12 kV 25 Hz AC
Operating speed
  • 56 mph (90 km/h) (avg.)
  • 110 mph (180 km/h) (top, Keystone Corridor)[4]
  • 125 mph (200 km/h) (top, Northeast Corridor)

The Keystone Service is a 195 mile (314 km) regional passenger train service from Amtrak, that operates between the Harrisburg Transportation Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, running along the Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line (known as the Keystone Corridor). Most trains then continue along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) to Penn Station in New York City.

Trips between Harrisburg and New York take approximately 3+1⁄2 hours, including 1+3⁄4 hours between Harrisburg and Philadelphia. There are also several express services than can that cut the journey times of both by approximately 15 minutes.[3]

The line is considered higher-speed rail with trains operating at up to 125 miles per hour (200 km/h) over parts of the Northeast Corridor and up to 110 mph (180 km/h) over parts of the Keystone Corridor.[citation needed]

As of 2013 it is Amtrak's fifth-busiest route nationally, and the third-busiest among services in the greater Northeast Corridor;[5] in fiscal year 2016, the service carried 1.47 million passengers, an increase of 7.9% over FY2015. Total revenue in FY2016 was $41,123,787, an increase of 7.5% over FY2015.[6] The route is primarily funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).[3]


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  1. ^ "Amtrak Fiscal Year 2023 Ridership" (PDF). Amtrak. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Amtrak Timetable Results". www.amtrak.com. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Keystone Service Timetable" (PDF). Amtrak. January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Cupper, Dan (September 27, 2021). "Amtrak aims to add routes, frequencies; raise speeds in Pennsylvania". Trains. trains.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "AMTRAK SETS RIDERSHIP RECORD AND MOVES THE NATION'S ECONOMY FORWARD" (PDF) (Press release). Amtrak. October 14, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "Amtrak FY16 Ridership and Revenue Fact Sheet" (PDF). Amtrak. April 17, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.