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Amtrak Cascades restores daily Vancouver-Portland rail service

The northbound Amtrak Cascades train rolls across the Interstate 5 overpass in DuPont, Wash., on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. Tony Overman / The News Tribune via AP

People travelling between Vancouver, B.C. and Portland, Ore. — along with destinations in between — can once again take advantage of daily rail service.

Amtrak Cascades announced Monday that it had restored pre-pandemic service levels on the rail line which serves a dozen stations along the I-5 corridor, including Seattle.

The company says it is the first time rail service has operated between Portland and stations north of Seattle since 2020.

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Amtrak suspended service on the Cascades line at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and resumed limited service, including a Vancouver-Seattle connection in September.

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The company has previously said it plans to expand service between those cities to twice daily this month.

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The restored Portland-Vancouver service is launching with a southbound trip leaving Vancouver at 6:35 a.m., stopping in Seattle at 11 a.m. and arriving in Portland at 2:55 p.m.

The northbound trip leaves Portland at 3:05 p.m., stops in Seattle at 7 p.m., and arrives in Vancouver at 11 p.m.

Travellers entering the United States are still required to be fully vaccinated with at U.S. FDA or WHO approved COVID-19 vaccine.

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