New Amtrak departure increases daily trips across Cascadia region

Amtrak makes changes in the Cascadia region. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

A new Amtrak departure from Vancouver, B.C., to Portland, began Monday. This will increase the number of Seattle-Portland round trips from four to five.

Amtrak says it is also dropping a mid-afternoon train from Portland that leaves Seattle at 7 p.m. for Vancouver. The new schedules are listed on the Amtrak website.

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The additional round trip restores the Amtrak Cascades service similar to those before the pandemic started in March 2020. The change also adds a midday southbound trip out of Seattle.

Amtrak Cascades trains connect cities along the I-5 corridor and into Canada, including Seattle, Vancouver, B.C., and Portland.

Daily round-trip service includes:

• Three daily trains between Portland and Seattle
• Two daily trains between Eugene and Portland
• One daily train between Seattle and Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Several connecting buses

Amtrak Cascades is funded primarily by ticket revenues, with the balance of operating costs paid for by the states of Washington and Oregon.