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To support social distancing, roughly a third of our seats are available to passengers. So while typically the average car holds 130 passengers, only 45 of those seats are available. For a close look at a platform as well as both upper and lower levels of a railcar, open a full-screen version of our interactive tour.
After seeing how the trains and platforms provide easy guidance for where to sit and stand, see which trains offer the greatest opportunities to distance.
- VRE and Security
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VRE's security strategy takes a system wide approach and considers the following as our security assets: passengers, train crews, VRE staff, law enforcement partners, host railroads, special programs and community.
- VRE's Ticket Exchange Policy
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31-Day, Ten-Trip, Seven-Day, Round-Trip, Step-Up and Single-Ride Tickets are non-refundable. However, in some cases, we can make exchanges.
- Mobile Tickets
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Aside from ticket purchase, VRE Mobile comes in handy when it comes time to validate a ticket. Validating a ticket, the process of applying the value of one ride from a ticket to that current trip on a train, is mandatory before starting a trip.
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About VRE Step-Up Tickets
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A step-up ticket is a ticket that VRE riders can purchase (in conjunction with a TLC Ticket, Monthly Ticket, 31-Day Pass, Seven Day Pass or Ten-Trip ticket) that allows one the ability to ride a designated Amtrak train.