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Quantico station is a train station in Quantico, Virginia, served by two Amtrak trains and the Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line. The existing station house was originally built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in 1953. It is located at 550 Railroad Avenue at Potomac Avenue and is surrounded by the Quantico Marine Base.

Quantico, VA
Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express station
Quantico station, January 2013
General information
Location550 Railroad Avenue
Quantico, Virginia
United States
Coordinates38°31′18″N 77°17′35″W
Owned byCSX Transportation
Operated byVirginia Railway Express
Line(s)CSX RF&P Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Fredericksburg Regional Transit: VQ1
OmniLink: R1
Construction
Parking258 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: QAN
Fare zone6 (VRE)
History
Opened1872
Rebuilt1919, 1953
Passengers
FY 20219,546[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Fredericksburg
toward Charlotte
Carolinian Alexandria
toward New York
Fredericksburg Northeast Regional Woodbridge
Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station
Brooke Fredericksburg Line Rippon
Former services
Preceding station Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Following station
Wide Water
toward Richmond: Broad Street or Main Street
Main Line Cherry Hill
toward Washington, D.C.

History


In 1872, Quantico was the original northern terminus for the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. The station also included a freight station on the opposite side of the tracks. Acquisition of the Washington Southern Railway helped expand the line into Washington, D.C. In 1919, a two-story railroad station was built to replace the original station, but as the USMC base began to encroach on the area, RF&P was ordered to rebuild the station in 1953 in order to conform to similar design standards of the base.[2] RF&P ceased passenger operations in 1971 and the station has been used by Amtrak ever since then. The Virginia Railway Express established the Fredericksburg Line in 1992, and Quantico became one of the stations used along the line.


References




Media related to Quantico station at Wikimedia Commons





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