Northeast Regional

Northeast Regional

An ACS-64 locomotive leads a Northeast Regional through Maryland in 2014
Overview
Service type	Higher-speed rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States
Current operator(s)	Amtrak
Ridership	8,044,216 (FY13)[1]
Route
Start	Boston, Springfield, Massachusetts, or New York City, New York
Stops	35 between Boston and Newport News, 7 on Springfield branch
End	Norfolk, Richmond, Newport News, Lynchburg, Virginia, or Washington D.C.
Distance travelled	664 mi (1,069 km)
Average journey time	12 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency	18 trains per day[2]
On-board services
Seating arrangements	Airline-style coach seating
Catering facilities	On-board café
Baggage facilities	Checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Operating speed	max: 125 mph (201 km/h)
Route map Legend Dist. Station 0 mi 0 km Boston South Station 1.2 mi 1.9 km Boston Back Bay 11.4 mi 18.3 km Route 128 Massachusetts Rhode Island 43.6 mi 70.2 km Providence 70 mi 113 km Kingston 87 mi 140 km Westerly Rhode Island Connecticut 96 mi 154 km Mystic 105 mi 169 km New London 123 mi 198 km Old Saybrook 94 mi 151 km Springfield Massachusetts Connecticut 109 mi 175 km Windsor Locks 114 mi 183 km Windsor 120 mi 193 km Hartford 131 mi 211 km Berlin 138 mi 222 km Meriden 144 mi 232 km Wallingford 156 mi 251 km New Haven 173 mi 278 km Bridgeport 195 mi 314 km Stamford Connecticut New York 212 mi 341 km New Rochelle 231 mi 372 km New York Penn Station New York New Jersey 241 mi 388 km Newark Penn Station 244 mi 393 km Newark Liberty Airport 255 mi 410 km Metropark 263 mi 423 km New Brunswick 279 mi 449 km Princeton Junction 289 mi 465 km Trenton New Jersey Pennsylvania 305 mi 491 km Cornwells Heights 318 mi 512 km North Philadelphia 322 mi 518 km Philadelphia Pennsylvania Delaware 347 mi 558 km Wilmington 359 mi 578 km Newark Delaware Maryland 386 mi 621 km Aberdeen 416 mi 669 km Baltimore Penn Station 427 mi 687 km BWI Marshall Airport 448 mi 721 km New Carrollton Maryland District of Columbia 457 mi 735 km Washington D.C. District of Columbia Virginia 465 mi 748 km Alexandria 471 mi 758 km Franconia-Springfield 481 mi 774 km Woodbridge 491 mi 790 km Quantico 511 mi 822 km Fredericksburg 555 mi 893 km Ashland 566 mi 911 km Richmond Staples Mill Road 573 mi 922 km Richmond Main Street 621 mi 999 km Williamsburg 644 mi 1036 km Newport News 594 mi 956 km Petersburg 679 mi 1093 km Norfolk Burke Centre 490 mi 789 km Manassas 525 mi 845 km Culpeper 569 mi 916 km Charlottesville 630 mi 1014 km Lynchburg 682 mi 1098 km Roanoke (beginning 2017)

The Northeast Regional is a higher-speed 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 the busiest Amtrak route, carrying 8.04 million passengers in fiscal year (FY) 2013, a 0.4% increase^[1] over the 8.01 million passengers in FY2012.^[3] The Northeast Regional service earned over $568.7 million in gross ticket revenue in FY2013, a 6.2% increase^[1] over the $536 million earned during FY2012.^[3]

There is daily all-reserved service about every hour during the day. Trains generally run between Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C., with more between New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington. Extensions and branches extend to Springfield, Massachusetts, and Richmond, Newport News, Norfolk and Lynchburg, Virginia.

Travel times are about 4.5 hours between Norfolk or Newport News and Washington, 3.5 hours between Lynchburg and Washington, two hours between Washington and Philadelphia, 1.5 hours between Philadelphia and New York, 3.5 hours between New York and Springfield, and four hours between New York and Boston. Travel times between Washington and New York are typically slightly faster than the equivalent travel time by car.^[4]

Equipment

A typical Northeast Regional with an ACS-64 locomotive and Amfleet passenger cars at New London Union Station

Trains usually have 7 to 10 cars with one or two locomotives pulling, although they may be as long as 14 cars during peak travel periods.

Today, the passenger cars are the rebuilt Amfleet I series passenger cars built by the Budd Company in the mid to late 1970s. Since May 2008, Northeast Regional trains have the cafe in the middle of the train. Until 2005 the business-class car was at the rear of the train and was also the last car on the train. Starting in 2005, the business class car was moved to the front, first car on the train. This arrangement lasted over 10 years until the car was relocated to its original position at the rear, last car on the train. The Coach Class car adjacent to business class is designated the quiet car, where passengers are asked to refrain from loud talking and mobile phone conversations. If a second Café Car is present, it is only used for passenger seating. The overnight Northeast Regional trains numbered 65, 66, and 67 have a different configuration from the other Northeast Regional trains. These trains offer a limited number of business-class seats at the front of the Café Car, instead of having a dedicated Business Class car. The overnight trains have no quiet car, but do have a baggage car used for baggage service.

Between Boston and Washington, the service has overhead electric wires and largely travels over Amtrak-owned tracks. This segment reaches speeds of 125 mph (201 km/h) with electric locomotives ACS-64 built from 2012-2015 with 8600 horsepower (6.4 MW). The ACS-64 is currently replacing the AEM-7s; they have already replaced the fleet of 15 Bombardier HHP-8 locomotives.

Northeast Regional trains in Virginia and along the route between Springfield, MA, and New Haven, CT, use GE P42DC diesel locomotives and have lower top speeds. Because the Virginian segments are using freight railroad tracks, these trains are more likely to suffer delays due to congested tracks.

History

The NortheastDirect branding was used for most Northeast Regional services 1995-2002.

An HHP-8 locomotive in Acela Regional branding at South Station, Boston, in 2002

The services along the line, as inherited from Penn Central, once had their own names, such as the "Yankee Clipper" and the "Federal"; typically a name applied to at most one train and its "twin" in the opposite direction. Electrification ended at New Haven, Connecticut, requiring an engine change. On October 28, 1995 Amtrak introduced the "NortheastDirect" brand for all trains on the Northeast Corridor (and its extension to Newport News, Virginia) except for the express Metroliner and hourly Clocker services.^[5] The November 10, 1996, timetable restored the old names in addition to the NortheastDirect brand.^[6] The names (except the Twilight Shoreliner) were dropped with the May 16, 1999, schedule.^[7] In 2000 Amtrak completed electrifying the route from New Haven to Boston in preparation for the introduction of the Acela Express, eliminating the engine change at New Haven. The first two all-electric round-trips to and from Boston were branded Acela Regional and equipped with refurbished Amfleet cars painted in the Acela-like "Capstone" livery. All-electric service began on January 31, 2000.^[8]

Due to customer confusion with the Acela Express, the name was changed again on March 17, 2003, to "Regional".^[9] On April 7, 2008, with the release of their new timetable, the name was changed again to "Northeast Regional" and as a result, Amtrak has started adding the new Northeast Regional logo to their cafe cars.^[10][11] However, as of 2010, some Amfleet cars still have the "NortheastDirect" branding on the side.

On May 12, 2015, Northeast Regional Train 188, traveling from Washington, D.C., to New York City, derailed in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, killing eight people and injuring more than 200 people. The train derailed along a curve and was determined to have been traveling at a speed of about 100 mph, exceeding the limit of 50 mph on that curve.^[12] This speed limit was not posted; engineers on that route are expected to rely on memory to control the speed of the train. Additionally, the train was suspected to have been hit by a projectile, as was a commuter train in the area shortly before the derailment.^[13]

Virginia service

The Colonial at Fredericksburg in the 1980s

Although Virginia is not strictly part of the Northeast Corridor, some Northeast Regional trains continue into Virginia, serving Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News, Lynchburg and points in between. These tracks are not electrified and are owned by freight railroads; some segments including tracks through Acca Yard in Richmond have severe speed restrictions.

After Amtrak took over intercity passenger service on May 1, 1971, rail service in Virginia was limited to a small number of long-distance trains where were often not suited to regional travel. Regional service south to Newport News via Alexandria, Richmond, and Williamsburg began on June 14, 1976, when Amtrak ended the Newport News section of the James Whitcomb Riley and the Colonial was added in its place. The long-standing service to Newport News, with two daily round trips, has sufficiently high farebox recovery that no subsidy from the Commonwealth of Virginia is required.

Map of Transdominion Express routes as proposed

A Virginian Northeast Regional crosses the James River near Lynchburg in 2011

From 1996 to 2007, six different studies were performed on the Transdominion Express project, which would have created two new intercity rail routes from Bristol to Richmond and Washington. The final study recommended against the full plan, citing high cost and low ridership, and instead proposed that any further action be focused on corridors with the highest ratio of demand to cost. Fully 70% of the predicted ridership was between Washington and Lynchburg (already served by the Crescent) and 96% between Washington and Bristol, while Richmond demand was largely for north-south service on the existing route.^[14]

The Commonwealth of Virginia and Amtrak partnered in 2009 under the brand Amtrak Virginia to expand passenger rail service within the Commonwealth, making Virginia the 15th state to fund state services in addition to federally funded routes.^[15] One daily Northeast Regional round trip was extended to from Washington to Lynchburg on October 1, 2009, supplementing the existing Crescent service.^[16] In the first month, ridership doubled expectations.^[17] On July 20, 2010, Amtrak added an additional Northeast Regional frequency from Washington to Richmond Staples Mill Road station, increasing the Washington-Richmond corridor to eight daily round trips with hourly northbound morning service.^[18]

A further extension^[19] south from Richmond to Norfolk along Norfolk Southern tracks was planned by the Department of Rail & Public Transportation (DRPT), and the Commonwealth of Virginia in cooperation with Amtrak. Certain track upgrades (e.g., passing sidings, replacing track to increase operating speeds) between Richmond and Norfolk that were necessary to enable this extension were funded jointly by Norfolk Southern and DRPT. Service started on December 12, 2012.^[20]

On August 9, 2013, it was announced that Amtrak hoped to complete track upgrades and infrastructure built in order to have train service to Roanoke, Virginia, by 2016.^[21]

Classes of service

• Coach class: Coach class cars have 2x2 seating with reading lamps, fold-out tray tables, and an electrical (120 V, 60 Hz AC) outlet at each seat. Reservations are required.
• Business Class: This is either a full business class car with 2x2 seats, reading lamps, fold-out tray tables, and at least 1 (120 V, 60 Hz) electrical outlet per seat, or this is a portion of the Cafe car with 1x2 reclining leather seats, with leg rests, reading lamps, fold-out-tray tables, and at least 1 (120 V, 60 Hz) electrical outlet per seat. Business Class passengers receive complimentary soft drinks. The Business Class car is normally supplied with a daily newspaper, often The New York Times, at its origin station. Regardless of car type, Business class has more legroom than coach, seats that recline further than those in coach, footrests, and window curtains.

Effective April 25, 2005, Amtrak abolished unreserved seating on these trains. Reservations may be made at any time up to eleven months in advance, either online or by phone. Tickets may also be purchased at a station ticket window or through a ticketing machine.

Route

Amtrak Northeast Regional (interactive map)

Most Northeast Regional trains operate over the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington (via New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore). The corridor is owned, in part, by Amtrak, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Metro-North Railroad (MNRR), and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT).

• MBTA Providence/Stoughton Line, Boston to Massachusetts/Rhode Island state line (dispatched and maintained by Amtrak)
• Amtrak Northeast Corridor, state line to New Haven
• Connecticut Department of Transportation, New Haven to New Rochelle
• Amtrak Northeast Corridor, New Rochelle to Washington

Trains that turn north at New Haven to serve Springfield, Massachusetts, operate over the New Haven-Springfield Line, wholly owned by Amtrak. Both Virginia extensions of the Northeast Regional (Newport News and Lynchburg) use the ex-Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, now CSX, between Washington and Alexandria, Virginia. From Alexandria, the Lynchburg trains use the Norfolk Southern (ex-Southern Railway, ex-Virginia Midland Railway), while Newport News trains use the following CSX tracks:

• RF&P Subdivision
• Richmond Terminal Subdivision
• Bellwood Subdivision
• Peninsula Subdivision

There has been frequent service between Washington-New York and Washington-Boston through the day. There has been some service to Springfield, Massachusetts, either through to Washington or via a connection at New Haven, Connecticut. Trains between Springfield and New Haven run on Amtrak track but require a diesel locomotive there. Some trains travel as far south as Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News or Lynchburg, Virginia.

Until around 1999 some service to Springfield continued east to Boston, for an alternate Inland Route between New York and Boston. One weekend train stayed on this route until the November 1, 2004, schedule.

One train, the Federal (Twilight Shoreliner until 2004), formerly carried an overnight sleeper between Washington and Boston, giving the corridor 24-hour service; the Federal name (briefly resurrected in 2004) is no longer used, and an ordinary all-coach Northeast Regional runs in its place.

Station stops

State	Town/City	Station	Connections
South Station, Old Saybrook, and intermediate stations are used only for service to and from Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts	Boston	South Station	Amtrak: Acela Express, Lake Shore Limited MBTA Commuter Rail: Fairmount Line, Framingham/Worcester Line, Franklin Line, Needham Line, Old Colony Lines, Greenbush Line Providence/Stoughton Line MBTA Bus Lines: 4, 7, 11, 448, 449, 459 MBTA Subway Lines: Red Line, Silver Line (Phase II)
		Back Bay	Amtrak: Acela Express, Lake Shore Limited MBTA Commuter Rail: Framingham/Worcester Line, Franklin Line, Needham Line, Providence/Stoughton Line MBTA Bus Lines: 10, 39, 170 MBTA Subway Lines: Orange Line
	Westwood	Route 128	Amtrak: Acela Express MBTA Commuter Rail: Providence/Stoughton Line
Rhode Island	Providence	Providence	Amtrak: Acela Express MBTA Commuter Rail: Providence/Stoughton Line RIPTA Buses: 50, 51, 55, 56, 57, 58, 72, R-Line
	South Kingstown	Kingston	RIPTA Buses: 64, 66
	Westerly	Westerly	RIPTA Buses: 95X, 204, 301
Connecticut	Mystic	Mystic	none
	New London	New London	Amtrak: Acela Express ConnDOT: Shore Line East SEAT Buses
	Old Saybrook	Old Saybrook	ConnDOT: Shore Line East Estuary Transit District
Springfield, Wallingford, and intermediate stations are used only for service to and from Springfield, Massachusetts
Massachusetts	Springfield	Springfield	Amtrak: Lake Shore Limited, Vermonter, Shuttle
Connecticut	Windsor Locks	Windsor Locks	Amtrak: Vermonter, Shuttle
	Windsor	Windsor	Amtrak: Shuttle
	Hartford	Hartford Union Station	Amtrak: Vermonter, Shuttle
	Kensington	Berlin
	Meriden	Meriden
	Wallingford	Wallingford	Amtrak: Shuttle
	New Haven	New Haven – Union Station	Amtrak: Acela Express, Shuttle, Vermonter ConnDOT: Shore Line East CT Transit New Haven: J, Commuter Connection Downtown and Sargent Drive, Temple Street Garage Shuttle Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line Greyhound Lines: Greyhound Bus Lines, Peter Pan Bus Lines
	Bridgeport	Bridgeport	Amtrak: Vermonter ConnDOT: Shore Line East GBTA: Coastal Link, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line
	Stamford	Stamford	Amtrak: Acela Express, Vermonter ConnDOT: Shore Line East CT Transit Stamford: 11, 13, 14, 21, 22, 24, 31, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, Commuter Connection Central, Commuter Connection-North, Commuter Connection Route 1 – East, Commuter Connection Bulls Head, I-Bus Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line
New York City	New Rochelle	New Rochelle	Bee-Line: 7, 30, 42, 45, 60, 61, 62, 66, 91 Metro-North Railroad: New Haven Line
	New York City	Penn Station	Amtrak: Acela Express, Adirondack, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Keystone Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter Long Island Rail Road: Main Line, Port Washington Branch New Jersey Transit: North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor Line, Gladstone Branch, Montclair-Boonton Line, Morristown Line NYC Subway: 1 2 3 A C E trains NYC Transit buses: M4, M7, M20, M34 / M34A Select Bus Service, Q32
New Jersey	Newark	Newark Penn Station	Amtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Keystone Service, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter NJ Transit: Newark City Subway, Newark Light Rail, North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor Line, Raritan Valley Line, 1, 5, 11*, 21, 25, 28*, 29*, 30*, 34, 39, 40, 41* 62, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 78*, 79*, 108, 308*, 319, 361*, 375*, 378*, go25* *Limited service PATH: NWK-WTC Coach USA: 31, 44
		Newark Liberty International Airport	AirTrain Newark: to Newark Liberty International Airport Amtrak: Keystone Service NJ Transit: North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor Line
	Iselin	Metropark	Amtrak: Acela Express, Keystone Service, Vermonter NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line 48, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805
	New Brunswick	New Brunswick	Amtrak: Keystone Service NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line, 810, 811, 814, 815, 818, 980
	West Windsor	Princeton Junction	Amtrak: Keystone Service, Pennsylvanian NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line, Princeton Branch, 600, 612 (612 renumbered from 976)
	Trenton	Trenton Rail Station	Amtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Keystone Service, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Silver Star, Silver Meteor, Vermonter NJ Transit: Northeast Corridor Line, River Line, 409, 418, 600, 601, 604, 606, 608, 609, 611, 619 SEPTA Regional Rail: Trenton Line SEPTA Suburban Transit Division: Route 127
Pennsylvania	Cornwells Heights	Cornwells Heights	Amtrak: Keystone Service SEPTA Regional Rail: Trenton Line SEPTA Suburban Transit Division: Routes 129, 304
	Philadelphia	North Philadelphia	Amtrak: Keystone Service SEPTA Regional Rail: Trenton Line, Chestnut Hill West Line SEPTA City Transit Division: Broad Street Subway, Routes 16 and 54
		30th Street Station	Amtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Keystone Service, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter NJ Transit: Atlantic City Line SEPTA City Transit Division: Market-Frankford Line, SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines (Route 10, Route 11, Route 13, Route 34, Route 36), 9, 30, 31, 44, 62, 121, 316 SEPTA Suburban Transit Division: 124, 125 SEPTA Regional Rail: Airport Line, Warminster Line, Wilmington/Newark Line, West Trenton Line, Media/Elwyn Line, Lansdale/Doylestown Line, Paoli/Thorndale Line, Manayunk/Norristown Line, Cynwyd Line, Trenton Line, Chestnut Hill East Line, Chestnut Hill West Line, Fox Chase Line
Delaware	Wilmington	Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Railroad Station	Amtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter DART First State: 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21, 28, 32, 301 SEPTA Regional Rail: Wilmington/Newark Line
	Newark	Newark Rail Station	DART First State: 16, 33, 59, 65 SEPTA Regional Rail: Wilmington/Newark Line
Maryland	Aberdeen	Aberdeen	MARC Train: Penn Line Harford Transit: 1, 1A, 4, 6, 6A
	Baltimore	Baltimore Penn Station	Amtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter MARC Train: Penn Line MTA Maryland: Light Rail, 3, 11, 61, 64 Charm City Circulator: Purple Route, Artscape Shuttle
		BWI Rail Station	Amtrak: Acela Express, Vermonter MARC Train: Penn Line Park BWI Shuttle MTA Maryland: 17, 201 Howard Transit: Silver UMBC Transit: Halethorpe Line
	New Carrollton	New Carrollton	Amtrak: Vermonter MARC Train: Penn Line Metro: Orange Line Metrobus: 87, B21, B22, B24, B27, B29, B31, C28, F12, F13, F14, F4, F6, G12, G14, L99, R12, T14, T18 The Bus: 15X, 16, 21, 21X MTA Maryland: 921
District of Columbia	Washington	Washington Union Station	Amtrak: Acela Express, Capitol Limited, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter, Thruway Motorcoach to Charlottesville, Virginia MARC Train: Brunswick Line, Camden Line, Penn Line VRE: Manassas Line, Fredericksburg Line Metro: Red Line Metrobus: D3, D6, D8, X1, X2, X8, X9, 80, 96, 97 DC Circulator: Georgetown, Navy Yard DC Streetcar: H Street/Benning Road Line MTA Maryland: 903, 922 Loudoun County Transit: Loudoun County PRTC: Dale City
Virginia	Alexandria	Alexandria Union Station	Amtrak: Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star VRE: Fredericksburg Line, Manassas Line Metro: Blue Line, Yellow Line Metrobus: REX, 28A, 29K, 29N DASH: AT2, AT5, AT6, AT7, AT8, AT10
	Burke Centre, Manassas, Culpeper, and Charlottesville stations are used for intermediate service between Alexandria and Lynchburg, Virginia.
	Burke	Burke Centre	VRE: Manassas Line Metrobus: 17B, 17L Fairfax Connector: 495F, 495G, 495J, 495M
	Manassas	Manassas	Amtrak: Cardinal, Crescent VRE: Manassas Line OmniRide/OmniLink
	Culpeper	Culpeper	Amtrak: Cardinal, Crescent
	Charlottesville	Charlottesville Union Station	Amtrak: Cardinal, Crescent, Thruway Motorcoach to Richmond, Washington D.C. Greyhound Lines CAT: T, 7
	Lynchburg	Lynchburg	Amtrak: Crescent, Thruway Motorcoach to Bedford, Roanoke, Blacksburg Greyhound Lines GLTC: 1A, 1B, 2, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 7, 8A, 8B, 9, 10, 67, MHX
	Woodbridge, Quantico, Fredericksburg, Ashland, Richmond Staples Mill Road, Richmond Main Street, and Williamsburg stations are used for intermediate service between Alexandria and Newport News, Virginia.
	Woodbridge	Woodbridge	VRE: Fredericksburg Line PRTC: Prince William Metro Direct OmniLink, 1
	Quantico	Quantico	Amtrak: Carolinian VRE: Fredericksburg Line PRTC: OmniLink, 1
	Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg	Amtrak: Carolinian VRE: Fredericksburg Line FRED D1, F2, F4, VF1, VS1
	Ashland	Ashland	none
	Richmond	Richmond Staples Mill Road	Amtrak: Carolinian, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Thruway Motorcoach to Charlottesville, Virginia GRTC: Route 18
		Richmond Main Street Station	GRTC: Routes 6, 11, 52/53, 95
	Williamsburg	Williamsburg	HRT: Route 121 WATA: Blue Line, Tan Line, Gray Line, Orange Line, Jamestown Route, Red Line
	Newport News	Newport News	Amtrak: Thruway Motorcoach to Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia HRT: Route 106/107
	Woodbridge, Quantico, Fredericksburg, Ashland, Richmond Staples Mill Road, and Petersburg stations are used for intermediate service between Alexandria and Norfolk, Virginia.
	Woodbridge	Woodbridge	VRE: Fredericksburg Line PRTC: Prince William Metro Direct OmniLink, 1
	Quantico	Quantico	Amtrak: Carolinian VRE: Fredericksburg Line PRTC: OmniLink, 1
	Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg	Amtrak: Carolinian VRE: Fredericksburg Line FRED D1, F2, F4, VF1, VS1
	Ashland	Ashland	none
	Richmond	Richmond Staples Mill Road	Amtrak: Carolinian, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Thruway Motorcoach to Charlottesville, Virginia GRTC : Route 18
	Ettrick	Petersburg	Amtrak: Carolinian, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star
	Norfolk	Norfolk	Amtrak: Thruway Motorcoach to Virginia Beach and Newport News, Virginia The Tide light rail: Harbor Park station

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External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Amtrak – Northeast Regional