Amtrak in Virginia
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Fact sheet: Amtrak in Virginia Passengers in Virginia, 2013-2019: Virginians near a station boarding & detraining (in thousands) Within 25 miles: 6,783,259 (85%) 1,543.5 Within 50 miles: 7,571,268 (95%) 1,489.6 1,488.6 1,471.1 1,437.8 1,474.9 1,452.1 Amtrak service in the state Silver Star - Daily service Cardinal - 3 trains/wk Silver Meteor - Daily service VA Service/Roanoke - Daily service VA Service/Newport News - Multiple trains daily Palmetto - Daily service VA Service/Norfolk - Daily service VA Service/Richmond - Daily service Crescent - Daily service Auto Train - Daily service Carolinian - Daily service 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 21 Amtrak stations Also, 215,184 riders passed through Virginia in 2019 - 2017 2018 2019 boarding and detraining outside the state. Alexandria 190,646 187,289 201,654 Ashland 30,685 28,939 29,930 Quick recap, 2019 (arrivals and departures) Burke 6,354 7,498 9,063 Charlottesville 141,222 131,419 136,801 Coach/ First/ Clifton Forge 2,339 1,951 2,190 Business Sleeper Total Culpeper 15,412 14,428 16,285 Passengers 1,424,013 119,455 1,543,468 Danville 6,575 6,934 7,535 Average trip 279 miles 816 miles 321 miles Fredericksburg 61,396 60,947 67,589 Average fare $ 71.00 $296.00 $106.00 Lorton 228,894 224,818 236,035 Lynchburg 80,856 56,866 54,637 Average yield, per mi 25.4¢ 36.3¢ 33.1¢ Manassas 22,295 23,048 26,236 Newport News 104,477 98,315 95,510 Top city pairs by ridership, 2019 Norfolk 46,695 46,561 64,675 Petersburg 30,727 31,497 32,885 1. Lorton - Sanford, FL 855 mi Quantico 18,185 18,948 20,117 2. Richmond - Washington, DC 109 mi Richmond--Main St 45,825 48,033 50,261 3. Richmond - New York, NY 335 mi Richmond 367,061 341,665 361,297 4. Charlottesville - Washington, DC 114 mi Roanoke 51,727 59,069 5. Alexandria - Richmond 101 mi Staunton 6,487 5,160 5,405 6. Charlottesville - New York, NY 339 mi Williamsburg 59,133 56,354 54,553 7. Richmond - Philadelphia, PA 244 mi Woodbridge 9,680 9,669 11,741 8. Newport News - Washington, DC 187 mi 9. Alexandria - New York, NY 234 mi 2 Thruway stops 10. Norfolk - Washington, DC 222 mi 2017 2018 2019 Top city pairs by revenue, 2019 Blacksburg 1,559 2,761 3,459 Virginia Beach 7,896 6,555 6,388 1. Lorton - Sanford, FL 855 mi 2. Richmond - New York, NY 335 mi 3. Richmond - Washington, DC 109 mi Top statewide officials 4. Charlottesville - New York, NY 339 mi 5. Alexandria - New York, NY 234 mi Gov. Ralph Northam (D) 6. Richmond - Philadelphia, PA 244 mi http://www.governor.virginia.gov 7. Fredericksburg - New York, NY 280 mi Sen. Tim Kaine (D) 8. Charlottesville - Washington, DC 114 mi http://kaine.senate.gov 9. Norfolk - Washington, DC 222 mi 10. Newport News - Washington, DC 187 mi Sen. Mark R. Warner (D) http://warner.senate.gov 1200 G St NW, Ste 240 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 408-8362 railpassengers.org Copyright 2020 Rail Passengers Association 20200405.