Manassas station

Manassas, VA
The Cardinal arrives at Manassas.
Location	9500 West Street, Manassas, Virginia[1] United States
Coordinates	38°45′00″N 77°28′22″W / 38.7501°N 77.4728°W / 38.7501; -77.4728Coordinates: 38°45′00″N 77°28′22″W / ��38.7501°N 77.4728°W / 38.7501; -77.4728
Owned by	City of Manassas
Line(s)	NS Washington District
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	OmniLink: MN Cross County Connector
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	MSS
Fare zone	6 (VRE)
History
Opened	1914
Rebuilt	1997
Passengers
FY2018	30,340 annually[2]  6.01% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Culpeper toward Chicago Cardinal Alexandria toward New York Culpeper toward New Orleans Crescent Culpeper toward Roanoke Northeast Regional Burke Centre toward Boston South or Springfield Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station Broad Run Terminus Manassas Line Manassas Park toward Washington, D.C.
Former services Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station toward Cincinnati Main Line Alexandria toward Washington, D.C. Preceding station Southern Railway Following station toward Birmingham Main Line Clifton toward Washington, D.C. toward Manassas – Harrisonburg Terminus

Manassas station is a train station in Manassas, Virginia. Originally built by the Southern Railway in 1914, it today serves as the penultimate station along the Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line, as well as a stop on Amtrak's Cardinal, Crescent, and Northeast Regional trains.^[3]

History[]

Manassas station, 1969

The station was constructed in 1914.^[4] The city bought the depot from Norfolk Southern Railway in the 1990s and renovated it under the direction of The Manassas Museum System. Workers restored the original 1914 paint colors, repointed brick, laid new plaster, overhauled mechanical systems and installed reproductions of original doors and light fixtures. A tile roof similar to the original was also installed. The $575,000 project was completed in 1997. Today the depot has a waiting room and also houses a tourist information center and the James & Marion Payne Memorial Railroad Exhibition Gallery.^[4][5]

The station appears on the cover of Manassas's 1972 self-titled double album. The image depicts musicians Chris Hillman and Stephen Stills standing on the north end of the then-Southern Railway depot. The station can also be seen in the music video for the Steve Winwood song Back in the High Life Again.

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Media related to Manassas station at Wikimedia Commons

• Manassas, VA – Amtrak
• VRE – Manassas
• Manassas (MSS) Great American Stations

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