{"id":7543,"date":"2020-02-12T20:49:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T02:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=7543"},"modified":"2020-02-12T20:49:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T02:49:53","slug":"amtrak-offers-additional-service-in-mystic-ct-and-westerly-ri-with-new-modified-schedules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=7543","title":{"rendered":"Amtrak Offers Additional Service in Mystic, CT and Westerly, RI with New, Modified Schedules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Provides more efficient service to improve the travel experience and benefit customers throughout New England and the greater Northeast<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/unnamed.jpg 500w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/unnamed-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW YORK \u2013&nbsp;Amtrak continues to prioritize upgrading the customer experience as travelers along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) will now benefit from increased weekday service on&nbsp;<em>Northeast Regional&nbsp;<\/em>trains at popular stations in Mystic, CT and Westerly, RI to receive more access to the region\u2019s major markets. The new schedule, which largely alternates trains at these stations to provide more meaningful service, will go into effect beginning Monday, March 16.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy providing additional service for Mystic and Westerly, travelers and residents will reap the benefits of a more efficient travel experience,\u201d said Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson. \u201cThe benefits will also expand beyond these two stations as it allows Amtrak to better serve populations and cities along the NEC by offering additional access to and from urban areas in Boston, New York, and Virginia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the customer benefits and improvements to quality of travel via the expanded service, Amtrak also remains committed to continuous improvement and innovation throughout the entirety of its rail network, on its trains and at its stations. Amtrak recently\u00a0announced the expansion of its popular assigned seating offering in Business Class for\u00a0<em>Northeast Regional\u00a0<\/em>trains, which provides a more seamless onboarding process and the option for customers to select their preferred seat.<em>Northeast Regional\u00a0<\/em>trains<em>,\u00a0<\/em>as part ofAmtrak\u2019s NEC fleet, are also the country\u2019s only all-electric intercity trains, providing a more environmentally friendly way to travel as part of Amtrak\u2019s goal to reduce its carbon footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weekday Southbound trains will now stop at Westerly and Mystic at the following times (new service highlighted in blue):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1165\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-12-at-7.35.56-PM.png?fit=640%2C248\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-12-at-7.35.56-PM.png 1165w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-12-at-7.35.56-PM-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-12-at-7.35.56-PM-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-12-at-7.35.56-PM-768x297.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1165px) 100vw, 1165px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Weekday Northbound trains will now stop at Westerly and Mystic at the following times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1163\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-12-at-7.37.29-PM.png?fit=640%2C248\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-12-at-7.37.29-PM.png 1163w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-12-at-7.37.29-PM-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-12-at-7.37.29-PM-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-12-at-7.37.29-PM-768x297.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1163px) 100vw, 1163px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no changes to weekend trains at this time; Schedules are subject to change. Tickets are now on sale on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Amtrak.com (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amtrak.com<\/a>, the Amtrak app, via our ticket agents or by calling 1-800-USA RAIL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Northeast_Regional_152_12384532733.jpg?fit=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Northeast_Regional_152_12384532733.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Northeast_Regional_152_12384532733-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Northeast_Regional_152_12384532733-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Northeast_Regional_152_12384532733-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amtrak continues to prioritize upgrading the customer experience as travelers along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) will now benefit from increased weekday service on Northeast Regional trains at popular stations in <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4675,5637,8222,5992,5878,2203,4059,10169,1210,4017,10195,10171,868,10182,1103],"tags":[3974,420,2446,1211,6720,160,4195,395,988,3427,851,4765,3796,2406,463,507,2916,1483,3780,2050,4417,2006,5257,4747,6594,10378,1936,718,412,4472,10382,10381,5256,2902,5405,1089,10380,7311,964,7344,1055,7964,2347,1691,1658,1916,850,10379,1162],"class_list":["post-7543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amtrak-news","category-business-news","category-consumer-news","category-economic-news","category-environmental-news","category-finance-news","category-green-energy-news","category-news","category-railroad-news","category-train-news","category-transport","category-transportation","category-transportation-news","category-travel","category-travel-news","tag-additional","tag-airline","tag-all","tag-amtrak","tag-assigned","tag-aviation","tag-benefit","tag-boston","tag-business","tag-carbon","tag-class","tag-connecticut","tag-customers","tag-efficient","tag-electric","tag-england","tag-experience","tag-fleet","tag-footprint","tag-greater","tag-intercity","tag-island","tag-major","tag-markets","tag-modified","tag-mystic","tag-network","tag-new","tag-news","tag-northeast","tag-populations","tag-prioritize","tag-provides","tag-rail","tag-reduce","tag-regional","tag-rhode","tag-schedules","tag-seating","tag-serve","tag-service","tag-throughout","tag-trains","tag-transport","tag-transportation","tag-travel","tag-virginia","tag-westerly","tag-york"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7543"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7548,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7543\/revisions\/7548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}