Carolinian or Keystone Service

The two routes share 7 stations, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Newark, Metropark among them. The table lists what each shows and how long each takes; the route pages carry the full stretch tables.

Side by side

CarolinianKeystone Service
EndpointsNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station to CharlotteHarrisburg to New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
Duration, end to end15 h 41 m3 h 33 m
FrequencyDaily5 days a week
Trains79 westbound, 80 northbound640 eastbound, 649 westbound
Named stretches with a cited source84
ShowsBig cities, Big riversBig cities, Big rivers
Headline stretchSusquehanna RiverPennsylvania Dutch Country
Headline stretch in daylightwestbound: daylight, 9:45 a.m.; northbound: daylight Mar to Sep; dusk Oct; dark Nov to Feb, 6:13 p.m.eastbound: dawn May to Aug; dark Sep to Apr, 5:48 a.m.; westbound: daylight Mar to Oct; dark Nov to Jan; dusk Feb, 5:42 p.m.

Duration, frequency, and daylight are computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (fetched 2026-10-15) for the representative trip in each direction; daylight is the phrase for the headline stretch, the highlighted row of each route page. Named stretches are counted from the cited route guides. How these are computed.

Stations both routes serve

New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station, Newark, Metropark, New Brunswick, Princeton Junction, Trenton, Philadelphia

In the order the Carolinian reaches them. Transfer times are not checked.

Route pages