Amtrak’s Virginia Ridership Hit All-Time High in Fiscal 2023

By WYDaily Staff
July 28, 2023

RICHMOND — Amtrak Virginia service set an all-time record for ridership in fiscal 2023, the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) announced Tuesday. ... According to VPRA, 1.26 million passengers traveled on its Amtrak Virginia service during the state’s fiscal year 2023, which began on July 1, 2022 and concluded on June 30. The total — 1,256,123 — beat the previous record of 894,065 set during fiscal 2015.

The month of June also set a record for travel, VPRA said, with 111,212 passengers. The previous record for June was 85,533 passengers, set last year. ... All four Amtrak Virginia corridors saw increases year-over-year from June 2022 to June 2023, it added, with overall ridership up 30% over last June. The Newport News service saw the greatest increase — 57.4% — from June 2022 to June 2023.

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Currently, Amtrak Virginia service offers three daily roundtrips between Norfolk and Washington, DC, two daily between both Roanoke and Washington, and Newport News and Washington, and one daily roundtrip between Richmond and the nation’s capital.

The all-time record for monthly ridership was set in August 2022, when 119,280 passengers traveled.