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In the state fiscal year, 2025, 1,451,276 passengers used train for their transportation needs compared to 2024, an increase ...
VPRA notes June 2025 also set a record with 126,284 passengers traveling, which was the highest ridership the state of ...
The Amtrak Virginia station with the most year-over-year growth was Roanoke, with a 6.9% increase in ridership from SFY24 to SFY25. Amtrak Virginia also shared data showing a ridership spike during ...
Virginia’s state-supported Amtrak operations set a new ridership record during the 2025 fiscal year that ended June 30, ...
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority would be led by a board of directors consisting of 11 members, nine of which would be appointed by the governor, and would have the power to purchase and manage ...
Amtrak Virginia closes the state’s fiscal year with record ridership. Also, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority ...
The new authority will assume all administrative and fiduciary responsibilities for Virginia’s state-supported passenger rail services, including the current six daily roundtrip Amtrak Northeast ...
Fast-forward two years, and nine of the initial 15 projects overseen by the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority will soon leave the station. The VPRA oversees all state-supported passenger rail ...
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority's (VPRA) Board of Directors voted on a new deal with Norfolk Southern Corporation that involves buying the Manassas Line and access to the Main Lane, which ...
Virginia’s New River Valley Passenger Rail Service Extension and Newport News Transportation Center projects will receive a combined $3.2 million in federal funding to move forward, the Virginia ...
Amtrak and Virginia Passenger Rail Authority held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the launch of expanded service between D.C. and Virginia.(WTOP/Acacia James) Amtrak and Virginia Passenger ...