Burke Centre station

Rail station in Burke, Virginia

38°47′51″N 77°17′54″W / 38.79750°N 77.29833°W / 38.79750; -77.29833Line(s)NS Washington DistrictPlatforms1 side platformTracks2Bus stands3Connections

Fairfax Connector: 495

Metrobus: 17B, 17LConstructionParking1,516 spacesAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: BCVFare zone4 (VRE)HistoryOpenedJune 22, 1992^[1]Rebuilt2006–2008PassengersFY 202212,786^[2] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak		Following station
Manassas toward Roanoke		Northeast Regional	Alexandria toward Boston South or Springfield
Cardinal does not stop here
Crescent does not stop here
Preceding station	Virginia Railway Express		Following station
Manassas Park toward Broad Run		Manassas Line	Rolling Road toward Washington, D.C.

Burke Centre station is a railway station in Burke Centre, Burke, Fairfax County, Virginia. It is served by the Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line and a once daily Amtrak Northeast Regional round trip.

History

The station opened along with the Manassas Line on June 22, 1992.^[1] A large parking garage and bus stands were added in mid-2008 as a $28 million project.^[3]

On October 1, 2009, one Amtrak Northeast Regional round trip was extended to Lynchburg. As with Northeast Regional trains on the Fredericksburg Line, trains would stop for VRE passengers under a cross-honoring agreement between Amtrak and VRE.^[3] On January 18, 2010, Burke Centre became a full Amtrak stop, with passengers allowed to book travel to and from the station in both directions.^[4] Amtrak Cardinal and Crescent trains pass through but do not stop.

References

^ ^a ^b Taube, Richard K. (11 August 2008). "Chronology of the Virginia Railway Express: 1964 to Present" (PDF). Virginia Railway Express. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Burke Centre, VA". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
^ "Burke Centre Now An Amtrak Stop" (PDF) (Press release). Amtrak. January 14, 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

External links

Media related to Burke Centre station at Wikimedia Commons

Burke Centre, VA – Amtrak
Burke Centre, VA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
Burke Centre VRE Station Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine

Amtrak stations in Virginia

Active stations

Former stations

Bedford
Christianburg
Farmville
Franconia–Springfield
Lee Hall
Lynchburg (Woodall Road)
Monroe
Narrows
Nottaway County Station
Petersburg (Fleet Street)
Petersburg (River Street)
Richmond–Ellerson
Suffolk
Williamsburg–Pottery Factory

Proposed stations

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Manassas	Broad Run Manassas Manassas Park Burke Centre Rolling Road Backlick Road Alexandria Crystal City L'Enfant Plaza Washington, D.C.
Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania Fredericksburg Leeland Road Brooke Quantico Potomac Shores Rippon Woodbridge Lorton Franconia–Springfield Alexandria Crystal City L'Enfant Washington, D.C.
Administered by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission & Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission and operated by Keolis • Italics indicate future station