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Fredericksburg
The old RFP station building is currently occupied by The Bavarian Chef restaurant
General information
Location200 Lafayette Boulevard
Fredericksburg, VA
United States
Owned byCSX Transportation
Operated byVirginia Railway Express
Line(s)RF&P Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Fredericksburg Regional Transit
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesBike racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeFBG
Fare zone9 (VRE)
History
Opened1910
Rebuilt2010-2011[1]
Passengers
FY2014111,999[2] Increase 5.63% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
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Template:Amtrak lines
Preceding station   VREX   Following station
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Fredericksburg is a passenger rail station in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is served by Amtrak's Carolinian and Northeast Regional lines, and the Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line. It is located on Lafayette Boulevard (US BUS 1).

History

Looking northbound towards Washington, before the 2011 renovation

The Fredericksburg station was originally built in 1910 by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, as a replacement for an older ground level station house.[3] The RF&P arrived in Fredericksburg as far back as January 1837. A former Virginia Central Railway Depot can be found on adjacent tracks two blocks to the west on the southwest corner of Lafayette Boulevard and Charles Street.[4] [citation needed] [5]

The RF&P's passenger service was taken over by Amtrak in 1971. and commuter service was re-introduced by Virginia Railway Express in 1992 when the station became the southern terminus of the Fredericksburg Line. Since 1997, the station house was occupied by Claiborne's restaurant,[6] until it was replaced in 2010 by the Bavarian Chef Restaurant.[7] The station underwent a major restoration project between 2010 and 2011.

The line was extended to a new terminus at Spotsylvania station in November 2015 with the hopes of easing the parking crunch at Fredericksburg.[8]

Bus connections

Fredericksburg Regional Transit:

  • FRED D1, F2, F4, VF1, and VS1.

Notes

  1. ^ Fredericksburg Station Restoration (VREonline; YouTube)
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. ^ 1905 Postcard of Fredericksburg station at ground level (TrainWeb)
  4. ^ Dynamic Depot Maps (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
  5. ^ Former Fredericksburg Virginia Central Railroad Depot
  6. ^ "After 12 years, Claiborne's closes: Claiborne's closes suddenly," by Emily Battle (Fredericksburg.com; September 9, 2009 )
  7. ^ The Bavarian Chef in Fredericksburg
  8. ^ Lazo, Luz (15 November 2015). "VRE Spotsylvania station to open Monday". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

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