Virginia
State Details
See Wikipedia; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.
Maps
Virginia is covered by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Appalachia and Piedmont.
Rail Operators
There are various Amtrak services in Virginia:
- long-distance: between the Northeast Corridor and Florida or the Carolinas, and also the Cardinal between Washington and Chicago
- regional: between the Northeast Corridor and places in Virginia, including Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk, and Roanoke
VRE
VRE (Virginia Railway Express) operates commuter rail services on two routes between northern Virginia and Washington DC.
- Infrastructure: see national details.
- Map: map page
- Timetable: schedules page
- Service disruptions: alerts page
Real-time information for VRE services is available at Pantograph.
Note: most parts of the VRE routes are also used by Amtrak services.
Tourist Lines
See Wikipedia
Metro and light rail systems
Washington DC
Washington Metro routes extend significant distances into Virginia - see District of Columbia.
Norfolk
Hampton Roads Transit operates public transport in the Hampton Roads area, including Norfolk, Newport News, and Virginia Beach. The services include a light rail line, opened in 2011, and branded as The Tide.
Infrastructure
- Gauge: standard
- Electrification: 750V DC overhead
- Rule of the road: right
Information
- Map and schedule: see light rail routes page
- Journey planner: on the website front page
- Engineering work and service disruptions: alerts page (all modes)
See also UrbanRail.
Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services
See PSUL: World Beyond Europe entries with 'VA' numbers.
