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Since the 1970s, Union Station has been the focus of Amtrak's regional services into Virginia. In 1976, Amtrak began running the Colonial from Washington through Alexandria to Newport News. It continues today as a Northeast Regional run. On October 1, 2009, Amtrak began running two Northeast Regionals to and from Lynchburg, making stops in the ...
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]
Alexandria Union Station, served by Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express. The RF&P Subdivision is a railroad line operated by CSX Transportation and jointly owned by CSX and Virginia. It runs from Washington, D.C., to Richmond, Virginia, over lines previously owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac ...
A spur to Franconia was included, providing access to the Shirley Highway HOV lanes and the Franconia–Springfield Metrorail station. Except for a short six-lane piece in Reston, the $242 million plan included only four lanes. [18] [19] Since it was a surface road, the highway could incorporate existing roads.
Franconia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.The population was 18,943 at the 2020 census. [3]Located just southwest of Alexandria, Franconia has existed as a community since the 1870s, when a station by that name opened on the RF&P Railroad; however, like most of the surrounding area, it only began to develop into its present, suburban form in the 1950s.
With an average of 2,491 daily riders in 2023, Franconia–Springfield was the 41st-busiest Metro station and the ninth-busiest in Virginia. [2] The VRE stop opened in 1995, followed by the Metro station on June 29, 1997. From 2003 to 2010, the station was also served by Amtrak Northeast Regional intercity rail trains.
Virginia Railway Express (VRE) (reporting mark VREX) is a commuter rail service that connects outlying small cities of Northern Virginia to Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C. It operates two lines which run during weekday rush hour only: the Fredericksburg Line from Spotsylvania, Virginia , and the Manassas Line from Broad Run station ...
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