Quantico (Amtrak station)

Quantico Amtrak station VREX commuter rail station
Station statistics
Address	550 Railroad Avenue Quantico, VA, 22134
Coordinates	38.5217°N 77.2931°W / 38.5217; -77.2931
Lines	Amtrak:   Carolinian   Northeast Regional VRE:   Fredericksburg Line
Connections	OmniRide Commuter
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	258
Bicycle facilities	Bike Racks
Other information
Opened	1872
Rebuilt	1919, 1953
Accessible
Code	QAN
Owned by	Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
Fare zone	6(VRE)
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	31,311  33%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Fredericksburg toward Charlotte Carolinian Alexandria toward New York City Fredericksburg toward Newport News Northeast Regional Woodbridge toward Boston South Station or Springfield Preceding station   Virginia Railway Express   Following station Brooke toward Fredericksburg Fredericksburg Line Rippon toward Union Station

The Quantico (Amtrak station) is located at 550 Railroad Avenue at Potomac Avenue in Quantico, Virginia. It also serves the Virginia Railway Express Fredericksburg Line. Quantico Station was originally built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in 1953. The station is practically dominated, if not 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 Railroad 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. 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.

Routes

• Carolinian
• Northeast Regional
• Virginia Railway Express

Bus connections

OmniLink Commuter

• OmniLink Route 1

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Quantico, VA
• VRE - Quantico Train Station
• Quantico Amtrak-VRE Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Quantico (QAN) Great American Stations (Amtrak)