L'Enfant (VRE station)

For the nearby Washington Metro station, see L'Enfant Plaza (WMATA station).
L'Enfant
VREX commuter rail station

Entrance to L'Enfant Plaza VRE platform at 7th Street SW and Virginia Avenue SW
Station statistics
Address 6th & 7th Street at C Street S.W.
Washington, D.C.
Lines
  Fredericksburg Line
  Manassas Line
Connections Washington Metro:
  Green Line
  Yellow Line
  Blue Line
  Orange Line
  Silver Line (planned)
at L'Enfant Plaza
Metrobus
DC Circulator
MTA Maryland Commuter Bus
Loudoun County Commuter Bus
OmniRide Commuter
Structure Elevated
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 3
Parking No
Other information
Opened 1992[1]
Accessible
Fare zone 1
Services
Preceding station   Virginia Railway Express   Following station
Manassas Line
Terminus
Fredericksburg Line
Washington Metro
Blue Line
Green Line
toward Greenbelt
toward Huntington
 Yellow Line
toward Vienna
 Orange Line

L'Enfant (VRE station) is a commuter rail station located between 6th and 7th streets in downtown Washington, D.C.. It is served by the Fredericksburg Line and Manassas Line on the Virginia Railway Express. Numerous Amtrak trains pass through this station on the express tracks without stopping. But, during the week, 6 Amtrak Northeast Regional Trains stop here- Number 176, Number 171, Number 86, Number 174, Number 125, and Number 93/83.

Contents

Layout

There is one side platform on the north side of the station with 3 tracks passing through.[2] There are walkways on each side of the station that lead to 6th and 7th street respectively.[2]

Within walking distance

References

  1. ^ Fehr, Stephen C. (June 18, 1992), "Getting on track; Fairfax ready to roll with its 3 commuter stations", The Washington Post 
  2. ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – L'Enfant (VRE station) (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.885546,-77.021029&spn=0.000994,0.003361&t=h&z=19. Retrieved December 19, 2010. 

3.^ VRE Rider's Guide

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