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Virginia sees record train ridership as passenger rail expands
HENRICO COUNTY NEWS
Virginia sees record train ridership as passenger rail expands
by: Jakob Cordes
Posted: Mar 10, 2023 / 01:56 PM EST
Updated: Mar 10, 2023 / 01:56 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is seeing a record number of residents riding the rails amid increased investment in Amtrak and other passenger services.
The state operates four state-supported routes that connect Roanoke, Richmond, Norfolk and Newport News to DC and points North. Over the past two years, the state has expanded those routes, adding new trains to increase capacity, as well as renovating stations along the routes.
The Virginia Passenger Rail authority’s new report, compares ridership in January 2023 to data from last January and January 2020, before COVID shut down most of Amtrak’s services. The report shows strong growth in all four routes compared to last year. Ridership on all four lines more than doubled.
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Virginia sees record train ridership as passenger rail expands
by: Jakob Cordes
Posted: Mar 10, 2023 / 01:56 PM EST
Updated: Mar 10, 2023 / 01:56 PM EST
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is seeing a record number of residents riding the rails amid increased investment in Amtrak and other passenger services.
The state operates four state-supported routes that connect Roanoke, Richmond, Norfolk and Newport News to DC and points North. Over the past two years, the state has expanded those routes, adding new trains to increase capacity, as well as renovating stations along the routes.
The Virginia Passenger Rail authority’s new report, compares ridership in January 2023 to data from last January and January 2020, before COVID shut down most of Amtrak’s services. The report shows strong growth in all four routes compared to last year. Ridership on all four lines more than doubled.
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Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.