Live Breaking News & Updates on New River Valley Passenger Rail Station

Stay updated with breaking news from New river valley passenger rail station. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Christiansburg will have an Amtrak station by 2025


Christiansburg will have an Amtrak station by 2025
Also, sometime in 2022, a second train will be departing Roanoke
Published: 
Updated: 
Tags: 
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – Gov. Ralph Northam came to Christiansburg on Wednesday to announce that $257 million is being invested to bring passenger rail to the New River Valley.
In addition to Christiansburg getting an Amtrak station, starting in 2022, Northam announced that a second train will be departing Roanoke to Washington, D.C.
By 2025, both trains will be extended to the Christiansburg station.
The more than quarter-billion-dollar investment will also allow for railroad infrastructure upgrades in Southwest Virginia.
The governor gave the announcement from just outside the Regal theater at Uptown Christiansburg, more commonly known as the New River Valley Mall. ....

United States , Ralph Northam , River Valley Authority , New River , Transforming Rail , Uptown Christiansburg , New River Valley , New River Valley Passenger Rail Station , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , ரால்ப் நார்தாம் , நதி பள்ளத்தாக்கு அதிகாரம் , புதியது நதி , மாற்றும் ரயில் , மேலே கிறிஸ்டியன்ஸ்பர்க் , புதியது நதி பள்ளத்தாக்கு , புதியது நதி பள்ளத்தாக்கு பயணிகள் ரயில் நிலையம் ,

Next Stop For Passenger Rail: The New River Valley?


Michael Pope reports
One hundred years ago, trains were the way to get around Virginia. Then the rise of the automobile changed all that. Passenger rail lines were cancelled, and interstates became clogged with traffic.
Larry Hincker at the New River Valley passenger rail initiative says the interstates is great, but they’re not the solution to everything.  We re been advocating for improvements to I-81, but we also can see that passenger rail helps alleviate some of that I-81 traffic.
An Amtrak passenger train rolls into Roanoke s new station in 2017. Amtrak s Northeast Regional service starts and ends each day in Roanoke. ....

New York , United States , River Valley , Larry Hincker , Jennifer Mitchell , Chris Hurst , Ralph Northam , Norfolk Southern , River Valley Authority , Department Of Rail , New River , New River Valley , Delegate Chris Hurst , New River Valley Passenger Rail Station , General Assembly , Governor Ralph Northam , Potomac River , Long Bridge , Public Transportation , Passenger Rail , New River Valley , Local News , புதியது யார்க் , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , நதி பள்ளத்தாக்கு , ஜெனிபர் மிட்செல் ,