Amtrak serves Lyncburg very well
Come Ride the Rails

Amtrak is the way to ride the rails in Lynchburg; well actually, it's the only way. Railroads have always been of great interest in Lynchburg, going way back to pre-civil war years.

Today Lynchburg is blessed with wonderful rail service operating from a terminal located at:

825 Kemper Street
Lynchburg, VA 24501
The office is below street level at track level (down the stairs on the left side of the terminal building). If stairs aren't feasible, then drive past the building and turn left, down the hill, into the lower level parking at trackside.

The station can be a bit tricky to find if you have never been there before since, as is typical with Lynchburg streets, Fort Avenue, Park Avenue and Kemper Avenue can be confusing where they all converge.

If coming from town, the best bet is to go up 5th Street, turn left onto Park, then left onto Kemper and left into the Station parking lot. Click on the Interactive Google Map to see the road layout.

Photo below: Amtrak Station as arrivals see it.

A handy tool for scheduling your trip and obtaining hours of operation and ticketing hours can be found online at the rail web page for Lynchburg.

Currently the Kemper Street Station is the terminal for two daily passenger train departures and arrivals between Charlottesville to the north and Danville to the south. A system route map for Virginia is available on the Amtrak website.

Currently there is a northbound 6:07 am departure, arriving in Charlottesville at 7:20 am, Alexandria, VA at 9:43 am and New York at 2:02 pm with numerous intermediate stops.

The southbound to Danville departs at 10:06 pm, arriving at Danville at 11:14 pm, Greensboro at 12:15 am, Charlotte, NC at 2:20 am, Greenville, SC at 4:54 am and Atlanta at 8:13 am. Service continues on to Birmingham and New Orleans.

Times and fares are always subject to change so the above times are only intended to be guidelines to departures and arrivals and travel times. Always check in advance for schedules, fares and ticketing.

The Kemper Street Station was remodeled in 2002 and serves multi-purpose transportation needs in Lynchburg. The Kemper Station also houses the Parks & Recreation's Nature Center and is a bus stop for Greyhound.

For getting around Lynchburg without the hassles of driving and parking, consider the bus and meet the GLTC.

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