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New River Valley Passenger Rail Station Feasibility Study survey launch

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority has announced the launch of the New River Valley Passenger Rail Station Feasibility Study.

Passenger Rail Returning to Virginia s New River Valley

Passenger Rail Returning to Virginia’s New River Valley Passenger Rail Returning to Virginia’s New River Valley Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor The Western Rail Initiative in Virginia calls for an additional round-trip train to Roanoke in 2022, and an extension of Northeast Corridor service from Roanoke to Christiansburg in the New River Valley in 2025. The Commonwealth of Virginia and Norfolk Southern (NS) have reached a $257.2 million agreement that will increase existing Amtrak service to Roanoke and expand service to the New River Valley. The agreement, known as the Western Rail Initiative, calls for: •  One additional round-trip train to Roanoke in 2022. It will depart Washington, D.C., in the morning and also serve Alexandria, Burke, Manassas, Culpeper, Charlottesville and Lynchburg. The service will complement existing Amtrak Northeast Corridor service that travels northbound from Roanoke in the morn

Governor Northam announces agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to expand to Southwest Virginia

Governor Northam announces agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to expand to Southwest Virginia Bill Sikes/AP An Amtrak Acela Express passenger train pulls into the station on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Westwood, Mass. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes) By: Web Staff and last updated 2021-05-05 17:50:15-04 Governor Northam announced Wednesday that Virginia has reached an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to extend passenger rail service to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979. The Western Rail Initiative will increase intercity passenger rail service from Roanoke to the Northeast Corridor and is an expansion of the Transforming Rail in Virginia program.

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