Roanoke station ( Virginia ) - wikipedia Roanoke station ( Virginia ) Roanoke Roanoke station in December 2017 Location 55 Norfolk Avenue SW Roanoke, Virginia Coordinates 37 ° 16 ′ 23.77 '' N 79 ° 56 ′ 32.45 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.2732694 ° N 79.9423472 ° W ﻿ / 37.2732694 ; - 79.9423472 Coordinates : 37 ° 16 ′ 23.77 '' N 79 ° 56 ′ 32.45 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.2732694 ° N 79.9423472 ° W ﻿ / 37.2732694 ; - 79.9423472 Line ( s ) Norfolk Southern Railway Christiansburg District Platforms 1 side platform Tracks Connections Greyhound Lines SmartWay Bus Valley Metro Construction Disabled access Yes Other information Station code RNK History Opened 1857 March 24, 1975 October 31, 2017 Closed April 30, 1971 October 1, 1979 Rebuilt 1905, 1949 Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Terminus Northeast Regional Lynchburg toward Boston South Station or Springfield Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Christiansburg toward Tri-State Station Hilltopper Bedford toward Boston South Station Christiansburg toward Chicago Mountaineer Bedford toward Norfolk Norfolk and Western Christiansburg toward Cincinnati Norfolk -- Cincinnati Vinton toward Norfolk Christiansburg toward Columbus Norfolk -- Columbus Walton toward Bristol Bristol -- Roanoke Terminus Boones Mill toward Winston - Salem Winston - Salem -- Roanoke Terminus Hagerstown -- Roanoke Hollins toward Hagerstown The Mountaineer at Roanoke in May 1977 Northeast Regional Amfleet cars at Roanoke Station in November 2017 before their morning departure north An excursion train run by N&W 611 passes the under - construction platform in May 2017 Roanoke is a train station in Roanoke, Virginia. It is served by Amtrak 's Northeast Regional line beginning on October 31, 2017 -- the first rail service to Roanoke since the Hilltopper was discontinued in 1979. Contents 1 Early history 2 End of service 3 1970s Amtrak service 4 Current service 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Early History By the time of its 1852 incorporation, the town of Big Lick was already established as a transportation hub for western Virginia thanks to its position on the Great Wagon Road and the Wilderness Trail. The Virginia and Tennessee Railroad was completed from Lynchburg to Big Lick that same year, and on to Bristol in 1856. The Virginia and Tennessee became part of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad in 1870, which itself emerged from bankruptcy and was renamed as the Norfolk and Western Railway ( N&W ) in 1882. The Shenandoah Valley Railroad was completed to the town ( newly renamed Roanoke ) from Hagerstown, Maryland in 1882, and acquired by the N&W in 1890. Its unbuilt southern section was eventually completed as the Roanoke and Southern Railroad ( the ' Punkin Vine ' ) in 1892 and immediately leased to the N&W. In 1905, the N&W constructed a station to replace the half - century - old depot. The Virginian Railway was completed in 1909 ; a competitor to the N&W, it ran along a separate route along the Roanoke River. The Virginian constructed its own Roanoke station 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) to the south of the N&W station ; it served the Virginian until the end of passenger service in 1956. End of service The last train from Roanoke south to Winston - Salem on the ' Punkin Vine ' was on February 18, 1961. Through sleepers were then still operated between Roanoke and New York ( via Hagerstown and Harrisburg ) on the Pennsylvania Railroad ( PRR ) and the N&W. The PRR discontinued service between Harrisburg and Hagerstown on February 25, 1962, and the N&W between Hagerstown and Waynesboro on June 10 ; the sleepers were rerouted via the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. The last sleeper between Roanoke and Waynesboro ran on October 27, 1962, although local service continued until February 1963. This left Roanoke with only east - west passenger service for the first time since 1882. The N&W continued to run trains, including the crack Norfolk - Cincinnati Pocahontas and the Birmingham - Washington Birmingham Special ( unnamed after February 1970 and cut back to Bristol in August 1970 ) until April 30, 1971. When Amtrak took over most intercity passenger service on May 1, neither train was included in its basic system, and Roanoke ceased to have passenger rail service. 1970s Amtrak service Service was restored on March 24, 1975 with the introduction of the Mountaineer service between Norfolk and Chicago. Unlike most stations on the route, Amtrak did not reuse the former N&W station. Instead, an asphalt platform was built off Shenandoah Avenue near 4th Street, 0.5 miles ( 0.80 km ) to the west. The Mountaineer was replaced by the Hilltopper on June 1, 1977. The Hilltopper was discontinued on October 1, 1979, ending rail service to Roanoke for the second time. Current service 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, both via Roanoke. Although the project was not adopted by the state government after a final report which indicated poor ridership and low farebox recovery, it did provide an impetus for improving Amtrak service in Virginia on the highest - demand corridors. One daily Northeast Regional round trip was extended to Lynchburg in October 2009, supplementing the existing Crescent service. In 2008, Virginia 's transportation regulator, the Commonwealth Transportation Board, outlined plans for expanded rail service in the state, including to Roanoke. Following the introduction of state - supported Northeast Regional trains to Lynchburg and Norfolk, the state reached an agreement with the Norfolk Southern Railway in January 2014 to fund about $93 million in infrastructure improvements that would allow passenger service to reach Roanoke. Railroad construction was scheduled to be performed in 2015, with facilities in Roanoke, including the station, to follow in 2016, and service would begin by 2017 with a single round trip departing Roanoke for Washington, DC, in the morning and returning in the evening. Construction of the Roanoke facilities was delayed ; a $4.9 million train storage facility was completed in early February 2017, and work on the $10.9 million station facility began later in the month, with completion scheduled for the end of the year. On October 31, 2017, after nearly 40 years without passenger rail service, Amtrak resumed service to Roanoke. See also Norfolk and Western Railway Company Historic District References ^ Jump up to : Nagasaki, Hikki. `` Roanoke, Virginia ''. USA Rail Guide. TrainWeb. Jump up ^ Franklin, Ben A. ( October 1, 1979 ). `` Amtrak Hilltopper Given Last ' All Aboard ! ' ''. New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Amtrak 's ' Mountaineer ' makes first run today ''. Williamson Daily News. March 24, 1975. Retrieved 2011 - 12 - 15. ^ Jump up to : Sturgeon, Jeff ( July 18, 2017 ). `` Passenger rail service returns to Roanoke on Halloween ''. Roanoke Times. Retrieved July 21, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Manuscript Sources for Railroad History ''. Virginia Tech University Libraries. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` N&W Final Passenger Train Run, February 18, 1961, `` Punkin Vine '' Roanoke - Winston - Salem ``. Norfolk and Western Historical Society. Retrieved 15 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Punkin Vine Withers ''. The Dispatch. 20 February 1961 -- via Google News. Jump up ^ Vassar, Stephen D., Sr. ( 2000 ). `` Lithia ''. In S.E. Grose. Botetourt County, Virginia Heritage Book 1770 - 2000. Walsworth Publishing. p. 24 -- via Google Books. Jump up ^ Ballard, Gary ( June 2003 ). `` Passenger Train Update - Circa 1962 / 63, Part 2 '' ( PDF ). Turntable Times. Roanoke Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. 35 ( 6 ) : 7. Jump up ^ All - America Schedules. National Railroad Passenger Corporation. 15 February 1976. p. 11 -- via Museum of Railway Timetables. Jump up ^ `` Hilltopper Begins Service ''. Amtrak NEWS. 4 ( 11 ). 15 June 1977. Retrieved 4 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Amtrak Virginia Presents New Northeast Regional Service '' '' ( PDF ) ( Press release ). Amtrak. August 31, 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Outline of passenger rail service to Roanoke takes shape ''. The Roanoke Times. January 15, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Amtrak train has new parking place in Roanoke ''. The Roanoke Times. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Work begins on downtown Roanoke Amtrak platform ''. The Roanoke Times. February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017. Jump up ^ Wickline, Alison ( 30 October 2017 ). `` Roanoke celebrates inaugural Amtrak ride ''. WSLS. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roanoke station ( Virginia ). Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation - Amtrak Northeast Regional Extension TrainWeb USA Rail Guide - Roanoke Great American Stations - Roanoke ( RNK ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roanoke_station_(Virginia)&oldid=852565738 '' Categories : Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia Amtrak stations in Virginia Railway stations in the United States opened in 2017 Buildings and structures in Roanoke, Virginia 2017 establishments in Virginia Norfolk and Western Railway stations Railway stations opened in 1857 Railway stations closed in 1979 Railway stations closed in 1971 Railway stations opened in 1975 Talk Contents About Wikipedia 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 29 July 2018, at 21 : 46 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: where is the amtrak station in roanoke va
Answer: 55 Norfolk Avenue SW