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Newport News (Amtrak station)
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The Newport News Amtrak station is located at 9304 Warwick Boulevard in Newport News, Virginia
. It serves as the terminus of the Regional service which begins in Boston. Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
service is available for those who wish to continue their journeys to either Norfolk
or Virginia Beach
.
The current facility is planned to be replaced with two new stations—a large intermodal station near the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
and a smaller station in downtown Newport News. The city plans to begin design work for the larger station in the summer of 2011, for an opening sometime before 2016. The cost is estimated at $24 million, though the city has only obtained $2 million.
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
. It serves as the terminus of the Regional service which begins in Boston. Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Thruway Motorcoach is Amtrak's system of Amtrak-owned intercity coaches, locally contracted transit buses, through-ticketed local bus routes and taxi services to connect Amtrak train stations to areas not served by its railroads...
service is available for those who wish to continue their journeys to either Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
or Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
.
The current facility is planned to be replaced with two new stations—a large intermodal station near the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport is an airport located 9 mi northwest of downtown Newport News, Virginia, and serves the entire Hampton Roads metropolitan area along with Norfolk International Airport in Norfolk...
and a smaller station in downtown Newport News. The city plans to begin design work for the larger station in the summer of 2011, for an opening sometime before 2016. The cost is estimated at $24 million, though the city has only obtained $2 million.