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6/8/2022
Amtrak has completed accessibility upgrades at Ashland Station in Ashland, Virginia.
The station received two new brick platforms outfitted with two mobile lifts and an accompanying canopy. The mobile lifts on each platform will help riders with luggage, strollers or mobility devices. The upgrades are part of the ADA Stations Program, which aims to update Amtrak stations across the country to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Amtrak officials said in a press release.
Amtrak worked with the Federal Railroad Administration and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority to advance the project.
To date, Amtrak has completed 162 ADA-related projects, with 16 stations brought into compliance over the past fiscal year for $58 million. Another 41 stations are planned for upgrades this fiscal year, totaling $126 million.
Meanwhile, Amtrak this week launched a new bus service with two daily round-trips connecting Reading and Pottstown, Pennsylvania, to the railroad's network via Philadelphia. Krapf Coaches operates the service under an agreement with Amtrak.
The bus service is provided in partnership with South Central Transit Authority in Reading and Pottstown Area Economic Development.