Woodbridge station (Virginia) explained

Style:Amtrak
Woodbridge, VA
Type:Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express station
Country:United States
Coordinates:38.6592°N -77.2481°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:738 spaces
Opened:1992
Accessible:Yes
Zone:5 (VRE)
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker-Color:
  1. 000

Woodbridge station is a train station in Woodbridge, Virginia. It serves Amtrak's Northeast Regional line and Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line. Woodbridge's Rippon station is also served by VRE. Woodbridge station is located at 1040 Express Way, on the opposite side of the tracks of the Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1).

History

The Woodbridge station was originally built in 1992.[1] It is located near the site of a former Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad station known as "Occoquan Station," until 1951 when it was renamed "Woodbridge Station." The Carolinian stopped here between 1995 and 1999.[2]

A second platform on the western side of the tracks was completed prior to the planned Summer 2010 initiation of express service to Washington. Access from northbound US 1 to the platform and elevator on the western side was included in the project.[3]

A planned $29.7 million project will add a third track, convert one side platform to an island platform, and lengthen both platforms. Construction is expected to be complete around 2027.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. 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 .
  2. Web site: McKeever . Robert G. II . Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad . TrainWeb . 19 March 2023 . 22 April 2004 . 4 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221204125420/http://www.trainweb.org/rf%26p/archive/stations/stations.htm . live .
  3. Web site: Woodbridge Station Expansion . Virginia Railway Express . https://web.archive.org/web/20130315100548/http://www.vre.org/about/projects/ciparchives/woodbridge-expansion.html . 15 March 2013.
  4. VRE Woodbridge Station Improvements . March 5, 2020 . Northern Virginia Transportation Authority . April 8, 2020 . January 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210118011708/https://thenovaauthority.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/VRE-013.pdf . live .