Broad Run station explained

Broad Run–Airport
Style:Virginia Railway Express
Address:10637 Piper Lane
Bristow, Virginia
Country:United States
Coordinates:38.7294°N -77.5258°W
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Parking:885 parking spaces
Bicycle:Yes
Passengers:1,290 daily boardings[1]
Pass Year:2012
Opened:1992[2]
Accessible:Yes
Zone:6
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:15

Broad Run is the terminal station for Virginia Railway Express' Manassas Line. It is located at 10637 Piper Lane in the Bristow[3] section of unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia, United States, adjacent to Manassas Regional Airport. It has parking for 885 cars. The station is located on a siding that leads off the 2 track main line. The siding continues to a yard for the Virginia Railway Express.

Amtrak's Cardinal, Crescent and Northeast Regional pass next to the station, but do not stop.

The station opened in 1992 with the inauguration of the line. On March 17, 2017, the VRE Operations Board voted to expand the Broad Run station instead of an extension to Haymarket. This might include relocating the station, as well as expanding the rail yard and parking facilities. The expansion proposition crumbled after officials said it would cost too much.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: June 2015 . Congestion Relief Provided by Virginia Railway Express . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230501200133/https://www.vre.org/about/studies-and-reports/vre-congestion-relief-report/ . May 1, 2023 . Virginia Railway Express . Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
  2. News: Fehr . Stephen . Sanchez . Carlos . Getting On Track . 11 August 2020 . Washington Post . 18 June 1992 . . 5 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170805021307/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1992/06/18/getting-on-track/17395a0f-8401-4481-840d-980c3ddc4b41/ . live .
  3. Web site: Broad Run . Service Information: Stations . Virginia Railway Express (VRE) . Location: 10637 Piper Lane, Bristow, Virginia 20136 . 7 August 2016 . 18 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318234820/https://www.vre.org/service/stations/broad-run/ . live .
  4. News: Plans for VRE Expansion to Haymarket crumble. 20 March 2017. The Washington Post. 17 March 2017. . Lazo. Luz. 19 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319210929/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/03/17/plans-for-vre-expansion-to-haymarket-crumble/. live.