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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 ...
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 2017, VRE began a $2.8 million study of expansion to the Broad Run station and layover facility that would allow additional Manassas Line service. [ 6 ] As of June 2024 [update] , the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority is negotiating with Norfolk Southern to purchase the portion of the Washington District between Broad Run and Alexandria used ...
The VRE board issued preliminary approval of the extension in June 2012 and devoted about $400,000 in VRE funds to the project. [10] A Department of Environmental Quality public comment period regarding the third track lasted from January to February 2013. [11] Design work started in June 2012 and was finished by March 2013. [12]
Crystal City station represents an "operational bottleneck" for VRE: the single 400-foot (120 m)-long platform is shorter than 700-foot (210 m) trains and forces all trains to use one track. [2] [3] VRE plans to expand the station into a full-length center platform serving two tracks, with grade-separated access to the platform. An alternatives ...
The VRE platform is located on the north side of the three-track RF&P Subdivision, which is elevated above Virginia Avenue SW between 6th Street and 7th Street. Stairs lead to the station from 6th Street and 7th Street; a ramp leads to the station from C Street west of 7th Street. [ 3 ]
In June 2017, the VRE board approved spending up to $431,000 to repair the western sections of platform. [11] A $14.4 million project completed in 2024 included this work as well as rehabilitation of four rail bridges, construction of new stairs to a parking lot, and accessibility improvements to one elevator. [ 12 ]
Quantico station is a train station in Quantico, Virginia, served by two Amtrak trains and the Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line.The existing station house was originally built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in 1953.