Lorton station (VRE)
Appearance
Lorton | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 8990 Lorton Station Blvd Lorton, VA United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°42′54″N 77°12′52″W / 38.71500°N 77.21444°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Virginia Railway Express | ||||||||||
Line(s) | RF&P Subdivision (CSXT) | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Bus stands | 3 | ||||||||||
Bus operators | Fairfax Connector | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | LOR | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1994[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lorton station is a railroad station located at 8990 Lorton Station Boulevard in Lorton, Virginia. It is served by the Virginia Railway Express Fredericksburg Line. This station is one mile north from Amtrak's Lorton station, the northern terminus of the Auto Train. Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Palmetto, and Carolinian trains share the line but do not stop at either Lorton station.
The station opened in 1994, two years after VRE began service, as an infill station.[1]
Bus connections
- Routes 171 & 307
Vamoose Bus
Vamoose Bus, a privately owned company, provides daily service from the Lorton VRE station parking lot to Penn Station/Madison Square Garden in New York City.[2]
References
- ^ a b Taube, Richard K. (11 August 2008). "Chronology of the Virginia Railway Express: 1964 to Present" (PDF). Virginia Railway Express. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Vamoose Bus Will Open a Lorton Stop". Lorton Patch. December 22, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
External links
Categories:
- Virginia Railway Express stations
- Transportation in Fairfax County, Virginia
- Stations along Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad lines
- Buildings and structures in Fairfax County, Virginia
- Railway stations opened in 1994
- Southern United States railway station stubs
- Virginia building and structure stubs
- Virginia transportation stubs