Quantico station explained

Style:Amtrak
Quantico, VA
Type:Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express station
Country:United States
Coordinates:38.5217°N -77.2931°W
Connections: OmniLink: R1
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:258 spaces
Opened:1872
Rebuilt:1919, 1953
Accessible:Yes
Zone:6 (VRE)
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker-Color:
  1. 000

Quantico station is a train station in Quantico, Virginia, served by two Amtrak trains and the Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line. The existing station house was originally built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in 1953. It is located at 550 Railroad Avenue at Potomac Avenue and is surrounded by the Quantico Marine Base.

History

In 1872, Quantico was the original northern terminus for the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. The station also included a freight station on the opposite side of the tracks. Acquisition of the Washington Southern Railway helped expand the line into Washington, D.C. In 1919, a two-story railroad station was built to replace the original station, but as the USMC base began to encroach on the area, RF&P was ordered to rebuild the station in 1953 in order to conform to similar design standards of the base.[1] RF&P ceased passenger operations in 1971 and the station has been used by Amtrak ever since then. The Virginia Railway Express established the Fredericksburg Line in 1992, and Quantico became one of the stations used along the line.

In 2021 construction began on the new platforms as well as a 3rd track. Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.trainweb.org/rf&p/archive/stations/stations.htm Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad (TrainWeb)
  2. Web site: Project .