Burke Centre station explained

Style:Virginia Railway Express
Burke Centre
Type:Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express station
Country:United States
Coordinates:38.7975°N -77.2983°W
Bus Stands:3
Connections: Fairfax Connector: 495
Metrobus: 17B, 17L
Tracks:2
Parking:1,516 spaces
Opened:June 22, 1992
Rebuilt:2006–2008
Accessible:Yes
Zone:4 (VRE)
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker-Color:
  1. 000

Burke Centre station is a railway station in Burke Centre, Burke, Fairfax County, Virginia. It is served by the Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line and a once daily Amtrak Northeast Regional round trip.

History

The station opened along with the Manassas Line on June 22, 1992.[1] A large parking garage and bus stands were added in mid-2008 as a $28 million project.[2]

On October 1, 2009, one Amtrak Northeast Regional round trip was extended to Lynchburg. As with Northeast Regional trains on the Fredericksburg Line, trains would stop for VRE passengers under a cross-honoring agreement between Amtrak and VRE. On January 18, 2010, Burke Centre became a full Amtrak stop, with passengers allowed to book travel to and from the station in both directions.[3] Amtrak Cardinal and Crescent trains pass through but do not stop.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chronology of the Virginia Railway Express: 1964 to Present . Taube, Richard K. . 11 August 2008 . Virginia Railway Express . 16 November 2015 . 17 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117185516/http://www.vre.org/vre/assets/File/VRE-Chronology.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: Burke Centre, VA . Great American Stations . Amtrak . 2023-03-19 . 2022-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207055828/https://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/burke-centre-va-bcv/ . live .
  3. Burke Centre Now An Amtrak Stop . Amtrak . January 14, 2010 . January 22, 2017 . September 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160904004005/http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/Amtrak_ATK-010-007_Burke_Centre_Now_Amtrak_Stop.pdf . live .