Lorton station (VRE)

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Lorton
Lorton VRE Station-1.JPG
The entrance ramp to Lorton VRE station
Location8990 Lorton Station Blvd
Lorton, VA
United States
Coordinates38°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 byVirginia Railway Express
Line(s)RF&P Subdivision (CSXT)
Platforms1
Tracks2
Bus stands3
ConnectionsBus transport Fairfax Connector: 171, 305, 371, 372, 373, 494
Bus transport Vamoose Bus[1]
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeLOR
Fare zone4
History
Opened1994[2]
Services
Preceding station Virginia Railway Express.svg Virginia Railway Express Following station
Woodbridge
toward Spotsylvania
 Fredericksburg Line Franconia–Springfield
toward Washington, D.C.

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]

An extension to the platform was completed in 2017 to accommodate direct passenger access to all entry on 8 car trains. The platform extension officially opened on December 11, 2017 with a ribbon cutting ceremony for this improvement held on March 8, 2018.[3][4]

Future work at the station will include a second platform and pedestrian overpass to accommodate construction of the fourth track by DRPT. On July 2, 2020, this project was cancelled by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) and deferred until 4th track construction.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vamoose Bus Will Open a Lorton Stop". Lorton Patch. December 22, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Taube, Richard K. (11 August 2008). "Chronology of the Virginia Railway Express: 1964 to Present" (PDF). Virginia Railway Express. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ "VRE scores high on facility condition assessment". March 1, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "VRE CEO Report February 2018".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Longhi, Michael (July 2, 2020). "Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Memorandum" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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