TrainWeb.org Facebook Page
Amtrak - Roanoke, VA (RNK)



ROANOKE
VIRGINIA
(RNK)

Note:

Service to Amtrak Roanoke, VA once ended in October 1979, but the station reopened on October 31, 2017.


Station Data:

Address

55 Norfolk Avenue SW
Roanoke, VA 24011

Map

Location

37.2732 N, 79.9414 W

Elevation

283 m / 930 ft

Population

97,032 (Census 2010)

Staff

Unstaffed

Building

No station building

Ridership

No data

 

Amtrak Train:

Train Name

Route

NE REGIONAL

[ Boston, MA - New York, NY - Charlottesville, VA - Roanoke, VA ]

HILLTOPPER

[ Boston, MA - Richmond, VA - Roanoke, VA - Tri-State Station, KY ]
Hilltopper was discontinued on October 1, 1979

MOUNTAINEER

[ Chicago, IL - Cincinnati, OH - Roanoke, VA - Norfolk, VA ]
Mountaineer was discontinued on June 1, 1977


Amtrak Northeast Regional Now Serves Roanoke:

The Amtrak Northeast Regional serves the city of Roanoke, VA (RNK), beginning October 31, 2017.  The train stops in downtown Roanoke at a newly-constructed passenger platform with a canopy located at 55 Norfolk Ave., SW. Public parking facilities are available adjacent to the Roanoke station stop.

(Source - "Amtrak Media Center" Amtrak Northeast Regional Now Serves Roanoke)



Visited on December 2, 2017

Photo 1 Photo 2

Roanoke Amtrak Information Board

Slope to Street

Photo 3 Photo 4

Platform (Looking East)

Platform (Looking West)

Photo 5 Photo 6

Platform

In front of the station (Looking West)

Photo 7 Photo 8

In front of the station (Looking East)

Norfolk Avenue (Looking West)

Visited on December 3, 2017

Photo 01 Photo 02

Amtrak Station Information Board

Parking (Looking South)

Photo 03 Photo 04

Platform (Looking West)

Platform (Looking East)

Photo 05 Photo 06

Looking West

Looking East (Boston)

Photo 07 Photo 08

Greyhound Bus Terminal near Station

Downtown near Station (Jefferson Street)

Roanoke Norfolk & Western (N&W) Station - Visited in December 2017

Photo 1 Photo 2

Former N&W Station

N&W Station is used for Museum

Photo 3 Photo 4

Roanoke N&W Station

"NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY"

Photo 5 Photo 6

Platform Side

Platform Side

Photo 7 Photo 8

Looking East

Looking West



Roanoke Norfolk & Western Station (September 1972)

Amtrak did not use the N&W Station

Amtrak Mountaineer at Roanoke Station (April 1976)

Former Amtrak Roanoke Station was located at 330 Shenandoah Avenue

Amtrak Mountaineer at Roanoke Station (May 1977)

Former Amtrak Roanoke Station was located at 330 Shenandoah Avenue

Amtrak Roanoke Station (September 1979)

Former Amtrak Roanoke Station was located at 330 Shenandoah Avenue

Roanoke Norfolk & Western Station (July 1987)

Special train came to the N&W Station

 




|    Station Search    |    R    |    Virginia State    |    HOME    |