Crystal City station (VRE)

Crystal City
An outbound train leaving Crystal City station in 2017
Location 1503 South Crystal Drive
Arlington, Virginia
United States
Coordinates 38°51′34″N 77°02′54″W / 38.85944°N 77.04833°W / 38.85944; -77.04833Coordinates: 38°51′34″N 77°02′54″W / 38.85944°N 77.04833°W / 38.85944; -77.04833
Line(s) CSX RF&P Subdivision
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 3
Connections Washington Metro
(at Crystal City station)
Arlington Transit: 43, 92
Fairfax Connector: 599
Metrobus: 10N, 23A, 23B
Metroway
PRTC OmniRide
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking No
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code CCV
Fare zone 2
History
Opened 1992[1]
Services
Preceding station   Virginia Railway Express   Following station
toward Broad Run
Manassas Line
toward Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg Line
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
Blue Line
toward Huntington
Yellow Line
Weekday rush hour service
Yellow Line
Not on weekdays rush hours
toward Fort Totten
Metroway
Potomac Yard
Transfer at: 18th & Crystal
Terminus

Crystal City station is a commuter rail station in the Crystal City section of Arlington, Virginia, located near the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Ronald Reagan National Airport. It is served by the Fredericksburg Line and Manassas Line of the Virginia Railway Express system. VRE plans to expand the station to accommodate larger trains.

Station layout

There are 3 tracks and 1 side platform located on the west side of the tracks.[2] Crystal City currently represents an "operational bottleneck" for VRE, and is used by 18% of its riders. The single 400-foot (120 m)-long platform is shorter than current 700-foot (210 m) trains, and also forces all trains onto one track.[3][4]

VRE plans to expand the station into a full-length center platform serving two tracks, with an overpass or underpass to allow passengers to reach the platform without crossing the tracks at grade. Three location options - at the existing site, or slightly north or south - are being considered. All locations would allow for a future pedestrian bridge or tunnel to Ronald Reagan National Airport to give VRE riders direct airport access.[2] As of 2018 the Crystal City Business Improvement District released a study on connecting the station to the airport. The study concludes a connection would be feasible and examines five bridge options and three tunnel options.[5]

G Ground level Entrance/exit to Crystal Drive
Side platform, doors will open on the left, right
Track 1 ← Manassas Line toward Broad Run (Alexandria)
← Fredericksburg Line toward Spotsylvania (Alexandria)
Manassas and Fredericksburg Lines toward Union Station (L'Enfant) →
Track 2 ← Amtrak and Manassas Line (select trains) do not stop here →
Track 3 ← Amtrak and Manassas Line (select trains) do not stop here →

References

  1. ↑ Fehr, Stephen C. (June 18, 1992), "Getting on track; Fairfax ready to roll with its 3 commuter stations", The Washington Post
  2. 1 2 "VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS CRYSTAL CITY STATION IMPROVEMENTS: Community Meeting March 30, 2017" (PDF). Virginia Railway Express. March 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ Teale, Chris (April 25, 2017). "Crystal City VRE Station Set For Major Revamp". ARLnow. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ Smith, Max (March 30, 2017). "VRE looks to expand Crystal City station for easier access to airport". WTOP-FM. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Envisioning a 21st Century Flight-Connected City" (PDF).
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