Franconia–Springfield (Washington Metro)

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Franconia-Springfield

Station statistics

Address

6880 Frontier Drive
Springfield, VA 22150

Lines

Blue Line

Connections

Amtrak:

Northeast Regional

Virginia Railway Express:

Fredericksburg Line

Platforms

1 island platform

Parking

5,069 spaces

Bicycle facilities

36 racks, 20 lockers

Other information

Opened

June 29, 1997^[1]^[2]

Accessible

Code

Amtrak: FRS
Metro: J03

Owned by

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Amtrak

Fare zone

Zone 3 (VREX)

Traffic

Passengers (2007)

1,695^[3] ▲ 37%

Services

Preceding station	Metrorail	Following station
Terminus	Blue Line	Van Dorn Street toward Largo Town Center
Preceding station	Amtrak	Following station
Woodbridge toward Newport News	Northeast Regional	Alexandria toward Boston (South) or Springfield
Preceding station	Virginia Railway Express	Following station
Lorton toward Fredericksburg	Fredericksburg Line	Alexandria toward Washington

Franconia-Springfield is a Washington Metro station in Springfield, Virginia, on the Blue Line. It is the southwestern terminus of the Blue Line.

The station serves a suburban area and is mostly used for commuters, with 5,069 spaces in Metro's biggest parking garage. It is located at the junction of Franconia-Springfield Parkway and Frontier Drive, and is considered to be a major transit hub, for the Virginia Railway Express, Metrobus, local and regional bus lines are all present. Commuter services began on June 29, 1997.

1 Passenger rail services
2 Notes
3 Bus routes
4 External links

[edit] Passenger rail services

[edit] Notes

^ Washington Post, At Last, Metro Reaches End of the Blue Line; Franconia-Springfield Station To Begin Service on Sunday, June 27, 1997
^ Washington Post, All Aboard Metro at Springfield, June 30, 1997
^ Amtrak only.