Winter Park Ski Train Ridership More than Doubles in First Season of Lower Fares as State Officials Eye Further Expansion

Winter Park Ski Train ridership increases 153% in 2025

The Winter Park Express ski train posted extraordinary ridership numbers showing its popularity is a “roaring success” with ridership in 2025 exploding to 153% of last year’s total, according to the office of the governor. The train, operated through a partnership between Winter Park Resorts and Amtrak, runs from Denver to the Winter Park Resort and the Winter Park-Fraser station during the ski season.

Winter Park ski train ridership more than doubles in first season of lower fares as state officials eye further expansion

Ridership on the Winter Park Express, a seasonal passenger train between Denver and the ski resort, more than doubled this ski season amid cheaper tickets and expanded service.  In a Friday news release, Gov. Jared Polis’ office announced that ridership increased by 153% this season compared to last, with a total of 43,919 passengers. The train operates from mid-December through the end of March. Train cars were also, on average, between 89% and…

Winter Park Express “ski train” use doubles with lower fares, expanded schedule

Ridership on the Amtrak train between Denver and Winter Park Resort more than doubled during the most recent ski season, which the state credits to lower fares and an expanded schedule. Colorado’s Department of Transportation reported in a news release that the Winter Park Express “ski train” carried nearly 44,000 riders to and from the alpine resort between December and March — an increase of about 153%. Service expanded in January from three t…

Ski train ridership soars after schedule expansion, fare cuts

Ski train ridership soars after schedule expansion, fare cuts kcpnews2 Fri, 05/16/2025 - 11:00 Image (Kiowa County Press) The Winter Park Express, affectionately known as the “ski train,” experienced a record-breaking season thanks to an expanded schedule and significantly reduced fares. According to data released Friday by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), ridership jumped 153 percent this year, totaling 43,919 passengers – up…

Expanded Schedule, Lower Fares Send Ski Train Ridership Sky High

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