HOLLAND (PRESS RELEASE) — UPDATE: Amtrak has released the following new regulations for train rides as of 8:00 p.m. These changes go into effect on March 19 and 21. The full update can be seen below:
Effective Thursday, March 19:
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Chicago-Milwaukee Hiawatha corridor service reduced to four daily round-trips. Friday evening Hiawatha Train 343 also temporarily suspended.
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Chicago-Detroit-Pontiac Wolverine corridor service reduced to two daily roundtrips.
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Chicago-Holland-Grand Rapids Pere Marquette daily roundtrips suspended. Amtrak Thruway Bus connections to and from Grand Rapids are available daily via Kalamazoo.
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Some Amtrak Thruway Bus routes will have service modifications.
Effective Saturday, March 21:
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Chicago-Milwaukee corridor service reduced to two daily round-trips, including Hiawatha and Empire Builder trains.
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Chicago-St. Louis corridor service reduced to three daily round-trips, including Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle trains.
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Chicago-Carbondale corridor service reduced to two daily round-trips, including Illini and City of New Orleans trains.
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Chicago-Macomb-Quincy corridor service reduced to one daily round-trip
- Chicago-Detroit-Pontiac Wolverine corridor service reduced to one daily round-trip.
No changes:
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Chicago-East Lansing-Port Huron Blue Water daily round-trips
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Kansas City-Jefferson City-St. Louis Missouri River Runner corridor services.
National messaging regarding COVID-19, including refund information, is posted at Amtrak.com/Corornavirus and in the Amtrak Media Center at media.Amtrak.com.
Anyone planning to travel should check their train status on Amtrak.com or the smartphone apps prior to departing, allow extra time to get to the station and be extremely careful in stations and on platforms.
Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant.
