Quantico station

38°31′18″N 77°17′35″W / 38.52167°N 77.29306°W / 38.52167; -77.29306Owned byCSX TransportationOperated byVirginia Railway ExpressLine(s)CSX RF&P SubdivisionPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Connections OmniLink: R1ConstructionParking258 spacesBicycle facilitiesRacksAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeAmtrak: QANFare zone6 (VRE)HistoryOpened1872Rebuilt1919, 1953PassengersFY 202216,174^[1] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Fredericksburg toward Charlotte		Carolinian		Alexandria toward New York
Fredericksburg toward Norfolk or Newport News		Northeast Regional		Woodbridge toward Boston South or Springfield
Auto Train does not stop here
Palmetto does not stop here
Silver Meteor does not stop here
Silver Star does not stop here
Preceding station	Virginia Railway Express			Following station
Brooke toward Spotsylvania		Fredericksburg Line		Rippon toward Washington, D.C.

Former services
Preceding station Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Following station Wide Water toward Richmond: Broad Street or Main Street Main Line Cherry Hill toward Washington, D.C.

Quantico station is a train station in Quantico, Virginia, served by two Amtrak trains and the Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line. The existing station house was originally built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in 1953. It is located at 550 Railroad Avenue at Potomac Avenue and is surrounded by the Quantico Marine Base.

History

In 1872, Quantico was the original northern terminus for the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. The station also included a freight station on the opposite side of the tracks. Acquisition of the Washington Southern Railway helped expand the line into Washington, D.C. In 1919, a two-story railroad station was built to replace the original station, but as the USMC base began to encroach on the area, RF&P was ordered to rebuild the station in 1953 in order to conform to similar design standards of the base.^[2] RF&P ceased passenger operations in 1971 and the station has been used by Amtrak ever since then. The Virginia Railway Express established the Fredericksburg Line in 1992, and Quantico became one of the stations used along the line.

In 2021 construction began on the new platforms as well as a 3rd track. Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023.^[3]

References

External links

Media related to Quantico station at Wikimedia Commons

• Quantico, VA – Amtrak
• Quantico, VA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• VRE - Quantico Train Station
• Quantico Amtrak-VRE Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)