Backlick Road station is located at 6900 Hechinger Drive in Springfield, Virginia. The station serves the Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line on weekdays, except it is bypassed by two inbound trains and one outbound train each day.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2020)

Backlick Road
Station shelter in 2020
General information
Location	6900 Hechinger Drive Springfield, VA United States
Coordinates	38°47′49″N 77°11′02″W
Line(s)	Norfolk Southern Railway
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Fairfax Connector: 321, 322, 401, 402 Metrobus: 18J
Construction
Parking	220 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1992[1]
Services
Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station Rolling Road toward Broad Run Manassas Line Alexandria toward Washington, D.C.

The station serves a right-of-way first laid down in the 1840s by the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. An earlier station on or near the site, Springfield station, was briefly seized by Confederate troops in 1861, recaptured by Union troops, and raided again the following year. The current structure was built by the VRE in 1992.[2]

The right-of-way passed via successor railroads to its current owner, Norfolk Southern.[2] Additional trackage rights are held by VRE and Amtrak, whose Cardinal and Crescent trains pass through Backlick Road station but do not stop there.

Station layout

References

External links

• Backlick Road VRE Station
• Station from Backlick Road entrance from Google Maps Street View

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