New River Valley Project
The New River Valley project will return passenger rail service to the region for the first time since 1979. This project will fund the infrastructure necessary to operate passenger trains from Roanoke to the New River Valley, including track, signaling, and a passenger station platform.
The New River Valley (NRV) Passenger Rail Project will extend Virginia’s state-supported Amtrak service to the historic Cambria Yard, which served rail passengers from 1904 to 1979. The Project will construct a high-level platform, canopy, parking lot, siding track, and layover facility on Norfolk Southern’s N-line.
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What’s New?
VPRA Purchases Manassas Line from Norfolk Southern
NEWS RELEASE - September 5, 2024 New agreement also provides access to Norfolk Southern’s Main Line for service expansion to the New River Valley RICHMOND — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) today announced [...]
VPRA’s Board of Directors Votes to Advance New Agreement with Norfolk Southern
NEWS RELEASE - August 27, 2024 Deal includes purchase of Manassas Line and access to Main Line RICHMOND — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s (VPRA) Board of Directors today voted to advance a new agreement [...]
VPRA and Norfolk Southern in Discussions for New Rail Agreement
NEWS RELEASE - June 4, 2024 Would provide benefits for VRE and the New River Valley RICHMOND — The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) announced today that it is in preliminary discussions with Norfolk Southern [...]
Schedule
Development: 2016 – 2022
Environmental Review: 2022 – 2025
Preliminary Engineering: 2022 – 2024
Final Design: 2024 – 2025
