High-speed route
Acela
Boston → Washington, D.C. · United States
- Distance
- 735 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 6 h 45 min
- Top speed
- 240 km/h
- Operator
- Amtrak
- Train
- Avelia Liberty
- Countries
- United States
- In service since
- 2000
- Riders per year
- ≈ 3.5M
America’s fastest train threads the dense Northeast Corridor — 240 km/h bursts between five major downtowns.
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