Amtrak straight to Virginia’s heart

Major improvements to Amtrak’s Virginia services have made some of the state’s central popular historic towns and villages even more accessible to tourists.

Amtrak Virginia, an innovative public-private partnership, has completed a major investment to service on two routes to the much-visited regions of Lynchburg and Richmond in the heartland of the state.

During the first six months of this year, the service on the Lynchburg route, with stops at Charlottesville, Culpeper, Manassas, Burke Center (Fairfax) and Alexandria – a region blessed with attractions like Civil War battlefields, annual agricultural events, outdoor adventure activities, and even wine trails - achieved annual passenger targets, an endorsement that for many train travel is a popular alternative to driving and flying.

Passengers enjoy the passing scenery of the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and quintessential Southern towns with colonial homes and rocking chairs on their porches.

In July, a second improved Amtrak Virginia service was launched on the route to the state capital, Richmond, with stops at Staples Mill, Ashland, Fredericksburg, Quantico, Woodbridge and Alexandria.

In total Amtrak Virginia offers rail services to more than 21 stations throughout the state and seamless routes to the Northeast Corridor including Washington, DC, Philadelphia, New York and as far north as Boston.

Prices for a round-trip from Washington, DC to Lynchburg start at $29pp and a round-trip to Richmond $23.

www.AmtrakVirginia.com