Fredericksburg (Amtrak station)
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The Fredericksburg Amtrak station is located at 200 Lafayette Boulevard (US BUS 1) in Fredericksburg, Virginia
. It is also the terminus of the Virginia Railway Express Fredericksburg Line
. Fredericksburg Regional Transit (FRED) was also recently added by the city for the same purpose. Fredericksburg Station was originally built in 1910 by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
, and the Virginia Central Railroad
, as a replacement for an older ground level station house.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286...
. It is also the terminus of the Virginia Railway Express Fredericksburg Line
Fredericksburg Line
The Fredericksburg Line is a commuter rail line operated by Virginia Railway Express between Washington, D.C. and Fredericksburg, VA. Virginia Railway Express operates 7 weekday trains, and Amtrak trains serve a few of the stations on the line...
. Fredericksburg Regional Transit (FRED) was also recently added by the city for the same purpose. Fredericksburg Station was originally built in 1910 by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
The Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad was a railroad connecting Richmond, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. It is now a portion of the CSX Transportation system....
, and the Virginia Central Railroad
Virginia Central Railroad
Virginia Central Railroad was chartered as the Louisa Railroad in 1836 by the Virginia Board of Public Works and had its name changed to Virginia Central Railroad in 1850. It connected Richmond with the Orange and Alexandria Railroad at Gordonsville in 1854, and had expanded westward past the Blue...
, as a replacement for an older ground level station house.
Routes
- CarolinianCarolinian and PiedmontCarolinian and Piedmont collectively refers to two state-supported Amtrak services in North Carolina:*the Carolinian, a daily train between Charlotte, North Carolina and New York City...
- Northeast Regional
- Virginia Railway ExpressVirginia Railway ExpressThe Virginia Railway Express is a regional/ commuter rail service that connects the Northern Virginia suburbs to Union Station in Washington, D.C., via two lines: the Fredericksburg Line from Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the Manassas Line from Broad Run/Airport station in Bristow,...
(Fredericksburg Line)
External links
- Fredericksburg, Virginia; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- VRE - Fredericksburg Train Station
- Fredericksburg Amtrak-VRE Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Caroline Street entrance from Google Maps Street View