Amtrak (tel: 1 800 872 7245; website: www.amtrak.com) operates intercity rail services from Amtrak Lakefront Station, 200 Cleveland Memorial Parkway. It is a staffed station and facilities include a wheelchair lift, pay telephones, baggage service and lockers.

Rail services: Amtrak offers direct daily services to Pittsburgh (journey time – 3 hours 30 minutes), New York (12 hours) and Chicago (7 hours). Many other US cities on the Amtrak network are accessible, although journeys are often very long due to the distances involved.