Quantico station

Quantico

Quantico station in January 2013
Location 550 Railroad Avenue
Quantico, Virginia
United States
Coordinates 38°31′18″N 77°17′35″W / 38.52167°N 77.29306°W / 38.52167; -77.29306Coordinates: 38°31′18″N 77°17′35″W / 38.52167°N 77.29306°W / 38.52167; -77.29306
Owned by CSX Transportation
Operated by Virginia Railway Express
Line(s) RF&P Subdivision
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections OmniLink: R1
Construction
Parking 258
Bicycle facilities Bike Racks
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code QAN
Fare zone 6 (VRE)
History
Opened 1872
Rebuilt 1919, 1953
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 36,976[1] Decrease 3.23% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Charlotte
Carolinian
Northeast Regional
Virginia Railway Express
toward Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg Line
  From 2018  
toward Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg Line

Quantico 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. It is located at 550 Railroad Avenue at Potomac Avenue and is practically dominated, if not surrounded, by the Quantico Marine Base.

History

In 1872, Quantico was the original northern terminus for the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. The station also included a freight station on the opposite side of the tracks. Acquisition of the Washington Southern Railroad helped expand the line into Washington, D.C.. In 1919, a two story railroad station was built to replace the original station, but as the USMC base began to encroach on the area, RF&P was ordered to rebuild the station in 1953 in order to conform to similar design standards of the base.[2] RF&P ceased passenger operations in 1971 and the station has been used by Amtrak ever since then. The Virginia Railway Express established the Fredericksburg Line in 1992, and Quantico became one of the stations used along the line.

Routes

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad (TrainWeb)

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