March 19, 2009: The News & Advance "State anticipates 51,000 riders for Amtrak’s Lynchburg expansion"
Submitted by VHSR on March 19, 2009 - 3:00am.
Rail News
If all goes as planned, two new Amtrak trains will start service in Lynchburg on Oct. 1and in Richmond on Dec. 15.
The state rail agency anticipates that 51,000 travelers a year will use the Lynchburg service and 42,000 passengers a year will take advantage of the new Richmond train, which will originate at the Staples Mill Station.
While firm schedules and fares have yet to be worked out, the Lynchburg train will leave the Kemper Street Station about 7:45 a.m. and reach Union Station 11:20-11:30 a.m., the department said, and depart Washington about 5 p.m. and return to Lynchburg at about 8:30 p.m.