Crystal City station (VRE)

Crystal City

An outbound train leaving Crystal City station in 2017
Location 1503 South Crystal Drive
Arlington, Virginia
United States
Coordinates 38°51′34″N 77°02′54″W / 38.85944°N 77.04833°W / 38.85944; -77.04833Coordinates: 38°51′34″N 77°02′54″W / 38.85944°N 77.04833°W / 38.85944; -77.04833
Line(s) Norfolk Southern Railway
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 3
Connections Washington Metro (at Crystal City station)
Arlington Transit: 43, 92
Fairfax Connector: 599
Metrobus: 13Y, 23A, 23B
Metroway: North, South
PRTC OmniRide
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking No
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code CCV
Fare zone 2
History
Opened 1992[1]
Services
Preceding station   Virginia Railway Express   Following station
toward Broad Run
Manassas Line
toward Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg Line
  Out-of-system interchange  
Washington Metro
Blue Line
Transfer at: Crystal City
Yellow Line
Greenbelt-Franconia-Springfield weekdays rush hours service
Transfer at: Crystal City
toward Fort Totten
toward Huntington
Yellow Line
Mount Vernon Square-Huntington weekdays rush hours service
Transfer at: Crystal City
toward Fort Totten
Yellow Line
Not on weekdays rush hours
Transfer at: Crystal City
toward Fort Totten
Metroway
Potomac Yard
Transfer at: 18th & Crystal
Terminus

Crystal City station is a commuter rail station in the Crystal City section of Arlington, Virginia, located near the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Ronald Reagan National Airport. It is served by the Fredericksburg Line and Manassas Line of the Virginia Railway Express system. VRE plans to expand the station to accommodate larger trains.

Plans

There are 3 tracks and 1 side platform located on the west side of the tracks.[2] Crystal City currently represents an "operational bottleneck" for VRE, and is used by 18% of its riders. The single 400-foot (120 m)-long platform is shorter than current 700-foot (210 m) trains, and also forces all trains onto one track.[3][4]

VRE plans to expand the station into a full-length center platform serving two tracks, with an overpass or underpass to allow passengers to reach the platform without crossing the tracks at grade. Three location options - at the existing site, or slightly north or south - are being considered. All locations would allow for a future pedestrian bridge or tunnel to Ronald Reagan National Airport to give VRE riders direct airport access.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Fehr, Stephen C. (June 18, 1992), "Getting on track; Fairfax ready to roll with its 3 commuter stations", The Washington Post
  2. 1 2 "VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS CRYSTAL CITY STATION IMPROVEMENTS: Community Meeting March 30, 2017" (PDF). Virginia Railway Express. March 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ Teale, Chris (April 25, 2017). "Crystal City VRE Station Set For Major Revamp". ARLnow. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ Smith, Max (March 30, 2017). "VRE looks to expand Crystal City station for easier access to airport". WTOP-FM. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
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