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Newport News station is an Amtrak inter-city train station in Newport News, Virginia.The station is the southern terminus of two daily Northeast Regional round trips. It has a single side platform adjacent to a large CSX rail yard.
When Amtrak took over intercity service on May 1, 1971, the 600-series trains continued to be operated by Penn Central, though they were listed in Amtrak schedules. [12] The city of Philadelphia and the state both preferred to have Penn Central rather than Amtrak operate the service, as Amtrak was exempt from state control.
Name Type Route Numbers Daily round trips FY2023 passengers [1] Route miles Acela: NEC Boston – New York – Washington : 2100–2290 16 (weekday), 4 (Sat), 9 (Sun) 2,959,384
Construction to upgrade the station's platform area, parking, and other components to meet Americans with Disability Act requirements was underway as of early 2024, scheduled to be done in Amtrak's fiscal year 2025 (after October 1, 2024).
In April 2020, the Downeaster was suspended as part of Amtrak service reductions during the COVID-19 pandemic. [38] A single round trip resumed between Boston and Brunswick on June 15, 2020. [39] Service was increased to four daily round trips in July 2020; the full five round trips resumed on May 3, 2021. [40]
On-time performance is calculated differently for airlines than for Amtrak. A plane is considered on-time if it arrives within 15 minutes of the schedule. Amtrak uses a sliding scale, with trips under 250 miles (400 km) considered late if they are more than 10 minutes behind schedule, up to 30 minutes for trips over 551 miles (887 km) in length.
The inaugural Amtrak trip on the new bypass derailed near DuPont, [34] and service reverted indefinitely to the old route via the Puyallup Avenue station. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] WSDOT announced that it would halt the return of Amtrak trains to the bypass until full implementation of positive train control , [ 64 ] which was completed and fully activated ...