Lorton station (VRE)

Lorton
Lorton
	The entrance ramp to Lorton VRE Station
Location	8990 Lorton Station Blvd; Lorton, VA; United States
Coordinates	38°42′54″N 77°12′52″W / 38.71500°N 77.21444°WCoordinates: 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
Connections	Fairfax Connector: 171, 305, 371, 372, 373, 494; Vamoose Bus[1]
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	LOR
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1994[2]
Services

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.^[2]

Station layout

G	Southbound	← Fredericksburg Line toward Spotsylvania (Woodbridge) ← Northeast Regional, Silver Service, Palmetto, and Carolinian do not stop here
	Northbound	→ Northeast Regional, Silver Service, Palmetto, and Carolinian do not stop here → → Fredericksburg Line toward Union Station (Franconia – Springfield) →
	Side platform, access to both tracks
	Ground level	Exit/entrance and parking

↑ "Vamoose Bus Will Open a Lorton Stop". Lorton Patch. December 22, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
1 2 Taube, Richard K. (11 August 2008). "Chronology of the Virginia Railway Express: 1964 to Present" (PDF). Virginia Railway Express. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

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