RICHMOND — Amtrak Virginia, the commonwealth’s state-supported passenger rail service, announced it closed the state fiscal year by setting another ridership record.

According to Virginia Passenger Rail Authority, 1,451,276 passengers traveled on Amtrak Virginia in fiscal 2025 — an increase of 4.8% compared to fiscal 2024 and the highest ridership recorded since the state-supported service launched in 2009.

Increases were seen on all four corridors, with Roanoke leading the way with an increase of 6.9%, VPRA said, while the Norfolk corridor carried the most passengers with 542,743 people traveling.

The month of June also set a record with 126,284 passengers traveling it added, the highest ridership the state has seen in June since the Amtrak Virginia service launched, with all four corr

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