Roanoke station (Virginia)

Roanoke, VA
Roanoke station platform, November 2017
General information
Location	55 Norfolk Avenue SW Roanoke, Virginia United States
Coordinates	37°16′23.77″N 79°56′32.45″W / 37.2732694°N 79.9423472°W / 37.2732694; -79.9423472
Line(s)	NS Christiansburg District
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Greyhound Lines SmartWay Bus Valley Metro
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: RNK
History
Opened	1857 March 24, 1975[1] October 31, 2017[2]
Closed	April 30, 1971 October 1, 1979[3][4]
Rebuilt	1905, 1949
Passengers
FY 2023	104,515[5] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Terminus Northeast Regional Lynchburg toward Boston South or Springfield
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Christiansburg toward Tri-State Hilltopper Bedford toward Boston South Christiansburg toward Chicago Mountaineer Bedford toward Norfolk Preceding station Norfolk and Western Railway Following station Christiansburg toward Cincinnati Main Line Vinton toward Norfolk Walton toward Bristol Bristol – Roanoke Terminus Boones Mill toward Winston-Salem Winston-Salem – Roanoke Terminus Hagerstown – Roanoke Hollins toward Hagerstown
Future services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Christiansburg Terminus Northeast Regional Bedford toward Boston South or Springfield
Location

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.^[2] 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.