Rippon station

Rippon
Station footbridge over the tracks from the parking lot
Location 15511 Farm Creek Drive
Woodbridge, VA
United States
Coordinates 38°36′45″N 77°15′12″W / 38.6124°N 77.2534°W / 38.6124; -77.2534Coordinates: 38°36′45″N 77°15′12″W / 38.6124°N 77.2534°W / 38.6124; -77.2534
Owned by Virginia Railway Express
Line(s) RF&P Subdivision (CSXT)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking 676 free spaces
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code RIP
Fare zone 5
Services
Preceding station   Virginia Railway Express   Following station
toward Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg Line
Planned to open in 2018
toward Spotsylvania

Rippon station is a Virginia Railway Express station located at 15511 Farm Creek Drive in Woodbridge, Virginia. The station, one of two VRE stations in Woodbridge, is located at a southerly dead end, and is named for the closest and last intersection with Farm Creek Drive. It serves the Fredericksburg Line and shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Palmetto, Auto Train, and Carolinian trains; however, no Amtrak trains stop here. Rippon station is located along the west side of the Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge.

Station layout

Rippon has one low-level side platform serving Virginia Railway Express on both tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Silver Star, Silver Meteor, Palmetto, Carolinian, and Auto Train services pass through the station without stopping.

G Street level Entrance/exit to street and parking
P
Platform level
Southbound Fredericksburg Line toward Spotsylvania (Quantico)
Northeast Regional, Silver Service, Palmetto, Carolinian, Auto Train do not stop here
Northbound Northeast Regional, Silver Service, Palmetto, Carolinian, Auto Train do not stop here →
Fredericksburg Line toward Union Station (Woodbridge)
Side platform, access to both tracks

References

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