Lorton
The entrance ramp to Lorton VRE station
General information
Location8990 Lorton Station Boulevard
Lorton, Virginia
United States
Coordinates38°42′54″N 77°12′52″W / 38.71500°N 77.21444°W / 38.71500; -77.21444
Owned byVirginia Railway Express
Line(s)RF&P Subdivision (CSXT)
Platforms1
Tracks2
Bus stands3
ConnectionsBus transport Fairfax Connector: 171, 305, 371, 372, 373, 494
Bus transport Vamoose Bus[1]
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeLOR
Fare zone4
History
Opened1995[2][3]
Services
Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station
Woodbridge
toward Spotsylvania
 Fredericksburg Line Franconia–Springfield
toward Washington, D.C.

Lorton station is a railroad station in Lorton, Virginia, served by the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Fredericksburg Line. The station is one mile north of Amtrak's Lorton station, the northern terminus of the Auto Train.

History

Lorton opened as an infill station in January 1995, two years after VRE began service.[2] An extension to the platform was completed in 2017, allowing use of all doors on eight-car trains. The platform extension opened on December 11, 2017, with a ribbon cutting ceremony held on March 8, 2018.[4][5]

Future work at the station will include a second platform and pedestrian overpass to accommodate construction of the fourth track by DRPT. On July 2, 2020, this project was cancelled by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) and deferred until 4th track construction.[6]

References

  1. ^ Dickinson, Shannon (December 22, 2010). "Vamoose Bus Will Open a Lorton Stop". Lorton Patch. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Leef (12 January 1995). "New Lorton Station Catching On With Commuters". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. ^ "VRE's Lorton Train Service Starts Jan. 3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 10 December 1994. p. B3. ProQuest 423561033.
  4. ^ "VRE scores high on facility condition assessment" (Press release). Virginia Railway Express. March 1, 2018. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  5. ^ VRE CEO Report February 2018 (Report). Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  6. ^ Longhi, Michael (July 2, 2020). "Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Memorandum" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

External links

Media related to Lorton (VRE station) at Wikimedia Commons

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