Lorton station (VRE)

Lorton

The entrance ramp to Lorton VRE Station
Location 8990 Lorton Station Blvd
Lorton, VA
United States
Coordinates 38°42′54″N 77°12′52″W / 38.71500°N 77.21444°W / 38.71500; -77.21444Coordinates: 38°42′54″N 77°12′52″W / 38.71500°N 77.21444°W / 38.71500; -77.21444
Owned by Virginia Railway Express
Line(s) RF&P Subdivision (CSXT)
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Bus stands 3
Connections Fairfax Connector: 171, 305, 371, 372, 373, 494
Vamoose Bus[1]
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code LOR
Fare zone 4
History
Opened 1994[2]
Services

Ticket Vending Machines

Preceding station   Virginia Railway Express   Following station
toward Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg Line

Lorton station is a railroad station located at 8990 Lorton Station Boulevard in Lorton, Virginia. It is served by the Virginia Railway Express Fredericksburg Line. This station is one mile north from Amtrak's Lorton station, the northern terminus of the Auto Train. Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Palmetto, and Carolinian trains share the line but do not stop at either Lorton station.

The station opened in 1994, two years after VRE began service, as an infill station.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Vamoose Bus Will Open a Lorton Stop". Lorton Patch. December 22, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Taube, Richard K. (11 August 2008). "Chronology of the Virginia Railway Express: 1964 to Present" (PDF). Virginia Railway Express. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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