Lorton station (Auto Train)
Lorton | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 8006 Lorton Road Lorton, VA 22079 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°42′30″N 77°13′15″W / 38.7084°N 77.2207°W | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | LOR | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2000 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2008 | 234,839  8% | ||||||||||
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Lorton is a railroad terminal in Lorton, Virginia. It is the northern terminal for Amtrak's Auto Train which runs between this station and Sanford, FL. The station, which opened in 2000, features a large, modern waiting area with high glass walls, a small gift shop, a snack bar, and a children's playground. There is one long low level platform (which is 1,480 feet long) designed for Auto Train boarding and 6 vehicle ramps for boarding vehicles onto the 20+ autoracks that are on the Auto Train.[1][2][3] This station is one mile south from the Virginia Railway Express Lorton station. No other Amtrak trains stop at either station.
References
- ^ Weinstein, Donald; Warner, David and Sutton, Harry (2008). "Auto Train Travel Tips". On Track On Line. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lorton Auto Train Terminal". Travelblog. 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Lorton, VA (LOR)". Amtrak. 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
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