Ettrick Station Improvements

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Ettrick Station Improvements

As part of the 2019 Station Needs Assessment conducted by the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), Ettrick Station was identified as an Amtrak station with the greatest need for state of good repair improvements. It is also not in compliance with standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the 2020 Transforming Rail in Virginia agreements executed with CSX and the Partnership Funding Agreement with Amtrak, the VPRA will take ownership of land and certain station assets at Ettrick. Ownership responsibilities require VPRA to bring Ettrick Station into compliance with ADA standards and maintaining a state of good repair.

Working with Chesterfield County and Amtrak, VPRA plans to leverage local, state, and federal funding to construct capital improvements. Planned improvements will include, among other things, platform rehabilitation, stormwater drainage, and parking lot improvements. The Ettrick Planning Study will consist of the development of a TOD strategic plan for the half-mile station area around the Ettrick Station, conceptual engineering for a future station site that could accommodate potential track realignment as part of the proposed Richmond to Raleigh (R2R) Project, and related stakeholder and public engagement.