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NRV passenger rail: Next steps not likely to include station near Christiansburg Aquatic Center


One matter is where a New River Valley station will be located.
Work led by the New River Valley Regional Commission recommended some years ago a spot near the Christiansburg Aquatic Center off of North Franklin Street, and the town bought land in that area primarily for that purpose. But a few people close to the passenger rail extension project now say it’s highly unlikely that will happen.
The state’s approximately $257 million investment into the Western Rail Initiative—the program that covers the planned return of passenger rail to the New River Valley and the upcoming addition of another train from Roanoke to Washington D.C.—includes the acquisition of right of way and track from Norfolk Southern Railway for just under 29 miles of the Virginian Line from the Salem Crossovers to Merrimac. ....

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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:
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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 northbou ....

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