Summary
Fredericksburg station is a passenger rail station in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is served by Amtrak's Carolinian, Northeast Regional, and Silver Meteor trains, and the Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line. (Amtrak's Silver Star, Palmetto, and Auto Train services pass through the station without stopping.) It is located on Lafayette Boulevard (U.S. Route 1 Business). The station has two side platforms serving the two tracks of the RF&P Subdivision.
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| Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 The old RFP station building, currently occupied by The Alpine Chef restaurant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 200 Lafayette Boulevard (US 1 Business) Fredericksburg, Virginia United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°17′54″N 77°27′25″W / 38.29833°N 77.45694°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | CSX Transportation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Virginia Railway Express | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CSX RF&P Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Fredericksburg Regional Transit: D1, F2, F4, VF1, VS1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: FBG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 9 (VRE) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | January 23, 1837[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | February–November 10, 1910[2][3] 2010–2011[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2022 | 72,354[5] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
The Fredericksburg station was originally built in 1910 by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, as a replacement for an older ground level station house.[6] The RF&P arrived in Fredericksburg as far back as January 1837. A former Virginia Central Railway Depot can be found on adjacent tracks two blocks to the west on the southwest corner of Lafayette Boulevard and Charles Street.[7] [citation needed][8]
The RF&P's passenger service was taken over by Amtrak in 1971. and commuter service was re-introduced by Virginia Railway Express in 1992 when the station became the southern terminus of the Fredericksburg Line. Since 1997, the station house was occupied by Claiborne's restaurant,[9] until it was replaced in 2010 by the Bavarian Chef Restaurant.[10] The station underwent a major restoration project between 2010 and 2011.[4]
The line was extended to a new terminus at Spotsylvania station in November 2015 with the hopes of easing the parking crunch at Fredericksburg.[11]
In June 2017, the VRE board approved a $431,000 to repair the western sections of platform, with plans to add an additional stair tower. Further in the future, plans for the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor call for a third track and an expanded station slightly to the east.[4]
Bibliography edit
- Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company (1890). Fifty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company. Held on the 19th Day of November, 1890. Richmond, Virginia: Dispatch Steam Printing House. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
Notes edit
- ^ Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company 1890, pp. 14–15.
- ^ "Work on New Depot Begins". The Free Lance. Fredericksburg, Virginia. February 24, 1910. p. 3. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fredericksburg Depot Open". The Baltimore Sun. p. 12. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Shenk, Scott (August 25, 2017). "Fredericksburg train station to get upgrade". Free Lance-Star. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "1905 Postcard of Fredericksburg station at ground level (TrainWeb)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- ^ "Dynamic Depot Maps (Fredericksburg, Virginia)". Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "Former Fredericksburg Virginia Central Railroad Depot". Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
- ^ ""After 12 years, Claiborne's closes: Claiborne's closes suddenly," by Emily Battle (Fredericksburg.com; September 9, 2009 )". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "The Bavarian Chef in Fredericksburg". Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Media related to Fredericksburg station at Wikimedia Commons
- Fredericksburg Train Station – Amtrak
- Fredericksburg Train Station – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Fredericksburg Train Station – VRE
- Fredericksburg Amtrak-VRE Station – USA Rail Guide (Train Web)