History Īn HHP-8 locomotive and Amfleet I cars in Acela Regional branding at South Station, Boston, in 2002 South of Washington, trains take 4.5 hours to reach Newport News, 4.5 hours to reach Norfolk, or 5 hours to reach Roanoke. North of New York, the travel time to Boston is 4 hours, while trips to Springfield take 3.5 hours. The section between New York and Philadelphia takes 1.5 hours, while the part between Philadelphia and Washington takes 2 hours. Trains cover the most popular stretch between Pennsylvania Station (New York City) and Washington Union Station in approximately 3.5 hours. Extensions and branches provide service to Newport News, Norfolk, and Roanoke, Virginia, and Springfield, Massachusetts, with intermediate stops. Trains generally run along the Northeast Corridor between Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., via New York City. The Northeast Regional offers daily all-reserved service, usually at least every hour. The Northeast Regional service earned over $613.9 million in gross ticket revenue in FY 2016, a 0.4% increase over the $611.7 million earned during FY 2015. It is Amtrak's busiest route, carrying 8,686,930 passengers in fiscal year (FY) 2018, a 1.4% increase over the 8.57 million passengers in FY 2017. In the past it has been known as the NortheastDirect, Acela Regional, or Regional. The Northeast Regional is an intercity rail service operated by Amtrak in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States.
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