Rippon station explained

Rippon
Style:Virginia Railway Express
Coordinates:38.6124°N -77.2534°W
Line:RF&P Subdivision (CSXT)
Tracks:2
Parking:676 free spaces
Opened:1992[1]
Accessible:Yes
Code:RIP
Zone:5
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:15

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.[2]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fehr & Sanchez . Getting On Track . August 11, 2020 . Washington Post . June 18, 1992.
  2. Web site: Rippon & Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge . VRE . May 6, 2023.