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NEWS RELEASE – April 24, 2025 $264.5 million passenger rail project will extend Amtrak Virginia service to Christiansburg for first time since 1979 RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today broke ground on the highly-anticipated New...
NEWS RELEASE – April 7, 2024 Multiple departures, flexible service boosting growth WASHINGTON — Train travel is booming across the U.S., with North Carolina and Virginia seeing some of the highest traffic in the Southeast. In...
NEWS RELEASE – March 26, 2025 Upgrades improve accessibility and communications RICHMOND — To provide the most up-to-date train status information to customers, the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA), Amtrak, and the City of Richmond have...
NEWS RELEASE – February 3, 2025 December also tops in monthly ridership RICHMOND — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) state-supported Amtrak Virginia service set a record for ridership during calendar year 2024 with 1,389,840 passengers...
NEWS RELEASE – January 16, 2025 Completes selection process for the Long Bridge Project RICHMOND – The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) today announced the selection of the Long Bridge Rail Partners – a joint...
NEWS RELEASE – November 20, 2024 Virginia’s TRV initiative could provide nearly $7 billion economic boost RICHMOND — Today the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia published the Economic and Social...
NEWS RELEASE – November 1, 2024 Project enhances safety, service, and rail capacity ALEXANDRIA — The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) celebrated the completion of a $27.5 million improvement project...
NEWS RELEASE – October 15, 2024 Bridge is flagship of Transforming Rail in Virginia Initiative RICHMOND — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA), together with officials including U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Senators Tim...
NEWS RELEASE – September 23, 2024 Include refreshed snack shack and new ride app location RICHMOND – To better meet the needs of passengers traveling to and from Richmond’s Staples Mill Station, the Virginia Passenger Rail...