Spotsylvania station

Spotsylvania
Spotsylvania station in April 2018.
General information
Location9442 Crossroads Parkway
Olive (Fredericksburg), Virginia
United States
Coordinates38°13′17″N 77°26′28″W / 38.2214°N 77.4410°W / 38.2214; -77.4410
Owned bySpotsylvania County
Operated byVirginia Railway Express
Line(s)RF&P Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Parking1,500 spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone9
History
OpenedNovember 16, 2015[1][2]
Passengers
20151,300 daily (expected)[3]
Services
Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station
Terminus Fredericksburg Line Fredericksburg
toward Washington, D.C.
Location
Map

Spotsylvania is a commuter rail station on the Virginia Railway Express Fredericksburg Line, located off US Route 17 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of downtown Fredericksburg in the unincorporated community of Olive (with a Fredericksburg mailing address). It opened on November 16, 2015 – the first extension of VRE service since its opening.[1][2]

The station consists of a 700-foot (210 m)-long low-level platform with a canopy and a small headhouse with restrooms.[4][5] The station has 1500 parking spaces for commuters.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Lazo, Luz (15 November 2015). "VRE Spotsylvania station to open Monday". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "VRE to Open New Spotsylvania VRE Station" (Press release). Virginia Railway Express. 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference parking was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ STV Inc. (27 March 2013). "Spotsylvania Station" (PDF). Virginia Railway Express. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Spotsylvania (Opening Nov.16, 2015)". Virginia Railway Express. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.