Rippon station
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Rippon | ||||||||||||
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Station footbridge over the tracks from the parking lot | ||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||
Location | 15511 Farm Creek Drive Woodbridge, VA United States | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°36′45″N 77°15′12″W / 38.6124°N 77.2534°WCoordinates: 38°36′45″N 77°15′12″W / 38.6124°N 77.2534°W | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||
Opened | 1992[1] | |||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||
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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.
References
- ^ Fehr & Sanchez (18 June 1992). "Getting On Track". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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