List of busiest Amtrak stations
This is a list of the train stations with the highest Amtrak ridership the United States in the fiscal year 2019. Ridership figures from 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 have been provided for comparative purposes. The rankings exclude Amtrak stations located in Canada. Ridership numbers are for Amtrak only—commuter rail, subway, and other modes are not included.
| Rank | Station | City | State | Region | Ridership | Ridership | Ridership | Ridership | Ridership | Ridership |
| Rank | Station | City | State | Region | 2015 | FY 2016 | FY 2017 | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | 2018-2019 change |
| 1 | Penn Station | New York City | New York | Mid-Atlantic | 10,189,521 | 10,436,909 | 10,397,729 | 10,132,025 | 10,811,323 | 6.70% |
| 2 | Washington Union Station | Washington | District of Columbia | Mid-Atlantic | 4,971,128 | 5,098,562 | 5,225,460 | 5,197,237 | 5,207,223 | 0.19% |
| 3 | 30th Street Station | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Mid-Atlantic | 4,138,777 | 4,328,718 | 4,411,662 | 4,471,992 | 4,503,055 | 0.69% |
| 4 | Chicago Union Station | Chicago | Illinois | Midwest | 3,295,630 | 3,247,117 | 3,388,051 | 3,388,307 | 3,331,527 | 1.68% |
| 5 | South Station | Boston | Massachusetts | New England | 1,544,169 | 1,574,450 | 1,567,627 | 1,553,953 | 1,585,216 | 2.01 |
| 6 | Union Station | Los Angeles | California | Southwest | 1,589,391 | 1,635,039 | 1,716,392 | 1,717,405 | 1,413,006 | 17.72% |
| 7 | Sacramento Valley Station | Sacramento | California | Southwest | 1,027,013 | 1,051,001 | 1,073,584 | 1,089,223 | 1,100,550 | 1.04% |
| 8 | Penn Station | Baltimore | Maryland | Mid-Atlantic | 993,721 | 1,030,161 | 1,063,628 | 1,041,232 | 1,043,542 | 0.22% |
| 9 | Rensselaer | New York | Mid-Atlantic | 825,353 | 885,176 | 803,348 | 800,368 | 806,960 | 0.82% | |
| 10 | Union Station | New Haven | Connecticut | New England | 698,656 | 642,471 | 627,065 | 697,603 | 778,534 | 11.60% |
| 11 | Providence | Rhode Island | New England | 690,752 | 717,537 | 745,703 | 766,492 | 767,165 | 0.09% | |
| 12 | BWI Rail Station | Linthicum | Maryland | Mid-Atlantic | 669,609 | 689,042 | 724,865 | 756,553 | 751,228 | 0.70% |
| 13 | Penn Station | Newark | New Jersey | Mid-Atlantic | 641,346 | 661,344 | 682,020 | 702,182 | 731,146 | 4.12% |
| 14 | Boston | Massachusetts | New England | 578,403 | 611,527 | 626,003 | 683,016 | 720,147 | 5.44% | |
| 15 | Wilmington | Delaware | Mid-Atlantic | 700,341 | 691,694 | 688,432 | 702,150 | 705,259 | 0.44% | |
| 16 | King Street Station | Seattle | Washington | Pacific Northwest | 604,832 | 649,491 | 667,475 | 686,426 | 682,132 | 0.63% |
| 17 | Santa Fe Depot | San Diego | California | Southwest | 773,497 | 777,352 | 777,961 | 699,430 | 652,818 | 6.66% |
| 18 | Milwaukee Intermodal Station | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Midwest | 594,076 | 597,134 | 605,351 | 604,631 | 639,713 | 5.80% |
| 19 | Emeryville | California | Southwest | 587,926 | 581,573 | 581,138 | 595,017 | 585,849 | 1.54% | |
| 20 | Portland Union Station | Portland | Oregon | Pacific Northwest | 561,596 | 590,076 | 597,127 | 576,339 | 585,344 | 1.56% |
| 21 | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | Mid-Atlantic | 541,252 | 560,257 | 556,836 | 567,919 | 577,305 | 1.65% | |
| 22 | Harrisburg Transportation Center | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | Mid-Atlantic | 508,685 | 508,624 | 504,192 | 512,642 | 520,998 | 1.63% |
| 23 | Westwood | Massachusetts | New England | 444,670 | 450,301 | 448,784 | 446,221 | 464,051 | 4.00% | |
| 24 | North Station | Boston | Massachusetts | New England | 358,286 | 424,600 | 448,493 | 464,988 | 459,032 | 1.28% |
| 25 | Trenton Transit Center | Trenton | New Jersey | Mid-Atlantic | 412,267 | 433,918 | 435,900 | 434,478 | 439,564 | 1.17% |