Rippon station

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Rippon
Rippon VRE Station Bridge.JPG
Station footbridge over the tracks from the parking lot
Location15511 Farm Creek Drive
Woodbridge, VA
United States
Coordinates38°36′45″N 77°15′12″W / 38.6124°N 77.2534°W / 38.6124; -77.2534Coordinates: 38°36′45″N 77°15′12″W / 38.6124°N 77.2534°W / 38.6124; -77.2534
Owned byVirginia Railway Express
Line(s)RF&P Subdivision (CSXT)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parking676 free spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeRIP
Fare zone5
History
Opened1992[1]
Services
Preceding station Virginia Railway Express.svg Virginia Railway Express Following station
Quantico Fredericksburg Line Woodbridge
Potomac Shores
Planned to open in 2020

Rippon station is a Virginia Railway Express station located at 15511 Farm Creek Drive in Woodbridge, Virginia. The station, one of two VRE stations in Woodbridge, is located at a southerly dead end, and is named for the closest and last intersection with Farm Creek Drive. It serves the Fredericksburg Line and shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Palmetto, Auto Train, and Carolinian trains; however, no Amtrak trains stop here. Rippon station is located along the west side of the Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge.

Station layout[]

Rippon has one low-level side platform serving Virginia Railway Express on both tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Silver Star, Silver Meteor, Palmetto, Carolinian, and Auto Train services pass through the station without stopping.

References[]

  1. ^ Fehr & Sanchez (18 June 1992). "Getting On Track". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Rippon (VRE station) at Wikimedia Commons

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