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A VRE train pulling in to Franconia–Springfield VRE station. Prior to construction by WMATA, Franconia–Springfield station was the site of Franconia Station, a standard railroad station built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. It was built in 1870 and demolished in 1952. [3]
Franconia–Springfield: J03: June 29, 1997 Southern terminus Van Dorn Street: J02: June 15, 1991 King Street–Old Town: C13: December 17, 1983 at Alexandria Union Station Transfer station for the Yellow Line (southern) Braddock Road: C12 Potomac Yard: C11: May 19, 2023 Infill station: National Airport: C10: July 1, 1977 Crystal City: C09 ...
Alexandria Union Station is a historic railroad station in Alexandria, Virginia, south of Washington, D.C. To avoid confusion with nearby Washington Union Station, the station is often referred to as simply Alexandria. [3] Its Amtrak code is ALX. [4] The station is located on Callahan Drive in the Old Town section of the city.
Station Code Opened Image Other Metro Line(s) Notes Huntington: C15: December 17, 1983 Southern terminus Eisenhower Avenue: C14 King Street–Old Town: C13 at Alexandria Union Station Transfer station for the Blue Line (southern) Braddock Road: C12 Potomac Yard: C11: May 19, 2023 Infill station: National Airport: C10: July 1, 1977 Crystal City: C09
The station opened on June 15, 1991, with the completion of 3.9 miles (6.3 km) of rail west of the King Street – Old Town station. [5] [6] Van Dorn Street would remain as the southwestern terminus of the Blue Line from its completion through the opening of the Franconia–Springfield station on June 29, 1997. [7]
Franconia–Springfield station; Van Dorn Street station; No Sunday Service; Discontinued on September 26, 2004 [98] 303: Island Creek: Franconia–Springfield station; Mount Air Dr & Telegraph Rd; Discontinued on June 28, 2009 [66] [99] 304: Saratoga: Franconia–Springfield station; Rolling Rd & Northumberland Rd; Discontinued on January 14 ...
Work was completed on a third track between Alexandria and Franconia-Springfield in 2010. This track enables VRE and Amtrak trains to bypass slow freight trains over Franconia Hill. VRE would also like to add another third track between Powells Creek in Prince William County and Arkendale Road in Stafford County in the near future. [2]
In Springfield, SR 644 widens to six lanes and has a short 0.8-mile (1.3 km) controlled-access segment—completed during the Springfield Interchange project in 2001—which crosses I-95, where Old Keene Mill Road transitions to Franconia Road, and passes north of Springfield Town Center where it forms an interchange with SR 789 (Commerce ...