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Missouri River Runner

Missouri River Runner
MORR at Kansas City in 2010.jpg
A Missouri River Runner at Kansas City in 2010.
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
Locale Missouri
Predecessor Mules
First service January 28, 2009
Current operator(s) Amtrak
Ridership 490 daily
178,915 total (FY15)
Route
Start Kansas City
Stops 8
End St. Louis
Distance travelled 283 mi (455.44 km)
Average journey time 5 hours, 40 minutes
Train number(s) 311, 313, 314, 316
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Track owner(s) Union Pacific Railroad

The Missouri River Runner is a 283-mile (455 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak running between Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center in St. Louis and Kansas City Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. Four trains operate daily (two round trips) on this route: 311 and 313 westbound, and 314 and 316 eastbound.

The Missouri River Runner route was formerly operated as part of the Missouri Service train network, which included the Ann Rutledge, Kansas City Mule, and the St. Louis Mule.

The new route name was announced in January 2009 as part of the "Name The Train" contest held by the Missouri Department of Transportation. The winning name was submitted by Keith Kohler of Glendale, Missouri. Service between St. Louis and Kansas City is financed primarily through funds made available by the Missouri Department of Transportation.

In November 2009, Amtrak and Union Pacific completed an $8.1 million 9,000 feet (2,700 m) siding near California, Missouri, designed to improve performance along the route. The siding, funded by the state of Missouri and the Federal Railway Administration, was credited with helping improve Amtrak's on-time performance. Due to these improvements, on time performance has increased from less than 70% to 95%.

During fiscal year 2015, the service carried a total of 178,915 passengers, a 5.5% decrease from FY 2014's total of 189,402 passengers. The trains had a total revenue of $5,108,200 during FY 2015, a decrease of 4.4% from FY 2014's total of $5,341,229.


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