Amtrak today announced it will partner with Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) and Seastreak for another season to offer travelers connecting service from Providence Station to Newport via convenient shuttle connections to and from the SeaStreak Ferry Terminal now through Monday, October 10. There will be four daily roundtrips available now through Monday, September 5, and three daily roundtrips available from Tuesday, September 6 through Monday, October 10.
Amtrak travelers riding on both the Acela and Northeast Regional – the two Amtrak trains that service Providence Station – can connect with this service. The station is also served by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail that runs between Boston South Station and Wickford Junction via T.F. Green International Airport. In FY21, Providence Station was the 11th busiest station in Amtrak’s national network with more than 303,000 passengers either boarding or alighting a train at the station.
-via Press Release