Amtrak Downeaster service is temporarily suspended
Amtrak is waiving change fees on reservations made before May 31, 2020.
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Amtrak has temporarily suspended Downeaster service due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The trains, which travel between Boston and Brunswick, Maine, are out of service through at least April 30, Amtrak posted on its website, which is the scheduled expiration date of Maine Gov. Janet Mills’s executive order restricting public contact and movement, schools, vehicle travel, and retail business operations.
The following Downeaster station buildings are temporarily closed: Brunswick, Freeport, Portland, Saco, Wells, Dover, and Durham.
Amtrak suspended service on its high-speed Acela trains on the Northeast Corridor on March 23. The Acela trains travel between Boston and Washington D.C.
Amtrak is waiving change fees on reservations made before May 31, 2020. Travelers can change a reservation on their Amtrak.com account or on the Amtrak app, Amtrak posted on its website, noting that a fare difference may apply to new itineraries. Customers who wish to cancel their reservation with no fee cannot use the website or app, according to Amtrak, but instead must call 800-USA-RAIL and speak with an agent.
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