Amtrak Is Increasing Its Service Between Minneapolis and Chicago

Amtrak will launch a brand new practice service later this month, increasing entry between the Twin Cities and Chicago.

The brand new Amtrak Borealis practice will launch Might 21 with afternoon departures from St. Paul and late morning departures from Chicago, in accordance with the rail firm. The practice will signify a second each day choice to journey between the 2 main cities.

Tickets begin at simply $41 for coach fares.

“A second each day passenger rail service connecting St. Paul to Chicago through Milwaukee is a welcome addition to our transportation system, offering extra selections and journey flexibility for passengers,” Nancy Daubenberger, commissioner of the Minnesota Division of Transportation, mentioned in a press release, including it’ll “present one other protected, dependable transportation choice.”

When it begins, the Borealis practice will make the present stops on the Empire Builder line between St. Paul and Milwaukee in addition to the stops on the Hiawatha line between Milwaukee and Chicago, in accordance with Amtrak. The practice will characteristic a number of stops in Wisconsin, together with within the well-liked Wisconsin Dells.

Your entire experience will take slightly below 7 hours and half-hour.

Every Borealis practice will characteristic each coach and enterprise class seats, a restaurant automotive full with regional objects, and views of the Mississippi River between St. Paul and La Crosse, WI. The brand new service was sponsored by every of the states it crosses: Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, in accordance with the rail firm.

“It is a win for passenger rail growth in America, and extra importantly, it’s a win for a rising variety of Individuals who depend on passenger rail and profit from it,” Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose mentioned within the assertion. “Investments in rail have lengthy helped Midwesterners and the area’s financial system, and this new service will imply further entry for individuals touring between Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois whereas contributing to financial progress.”

Vacationers heading on from Chicago will be capable of get to their locations rapidly since Amtrak elevated the velocity restrict final 12 months alongside the Chicago to St. Louis hall to as quick as 110 mph.