Roanoke station (Virginia)
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Roanoke station is a train station in Roanoke, Virginia, the current southern terminus of Amtrak's Northeast Regional line. Built in 2017, it follows several other Roanoke passenger stations that operated from the 1850s to 1979. The unstaffed station consists of a single high-level platform with no station building or waiting room available for passengers. All tickets must be purchased in advance; there is no Quik-Trak kiosk at the station.
Roanoke station platform, November 2017
The N&W passenger station, ca. 1950s, redesigned in a Moderne style
The Mountaineer at Roanoke in May 1977
An excursion train run by N&W 611 passes the under-construction platform in May 2017
Northeast Regional
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The Northeast Regional is an intercity rail service operated by Amtrak in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States. In the past it has been known as the NortheastDirect, Acela Regional, or Regional. It is Amtrak's busiest route, carrying 9,163,082 passengers in fiscal year (FY) 2023. The Northeast Regional service earned over $787.7 million in gross ticket revenue in FY 2023.
Northeast Regional in Madison, Connecticut, in April 2015
An HHP-8 locomotive and Amfleet I cars in Acela Regional branding at South Station in Boston, in March 2002
The NortheastDirect branding was used for most Northeast Regional services between 1995 and 2003
A Northeast Regional crosses the James River near Lynchburg, Virginia, in April 2011