<![CDATA[Amtrak Service Alerts & Passenger Service Notices - West ]]> Weblog Editor 2.0 <![CDATA[Amtrak Cascades and Coast Starlight Train 11: High Speed Rail Construction Affects Schedules at Select Station between Seattle and Portland]]> Effective through Late Summer, 2013

The State of Washington is investing nearly $800 million in federal high speed rail funds for construction projects that will improve reliability throughout the route and expand service between Seattle and Portland. These improvements being performed by BNSF Railway will affect Coast Starlight Train 11 and Amtrak Cascades Trains. The departure and arrival times shown on Amtrak.com reflect these minor schedule adjustments:

Southbound Coast Starlight

Train 11 departs 10 minutes earlier from Seattle and all intermediate stations to Portland.

Southbound Amtrak Cascades Service
  • Train 501 arrives at Portland 10 minutes later at 11:10 am.
  • Train 507 arrives at Portland 10 minutes later at 6:00 pm.
  • Train 509 departs 10 minutes later from Portland and all intermediate stations to Eugene.
  • Train 513 arrives at Portland 10 minutes later at 3:05 pm.
Northbound Amtrak Cascades Service
  • Train 500 arrives at Seattle 10 minutes later at 12:10 pm.
  • Train 506 arrives at Seattle 10 minutes later at 3:55 pm.
  • Train 508 arrives at Seattle 10 minutes later at 9:55 pm.
  • Train 516 departs 5 minutes earlier from Portland and all intermediate stations to Seattle.

All other trains along the route will operate normally.

Thank you for traveling aboard Amtrak Cascades. We appreciate your patronage and apologize for any inconvenience you may experience. For reservation and train status information, visit Amtrak.com, use our free mobile apps or call 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245).

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PSN 0313-45 (Updated 05/22/13)

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