Commuter rail service in Virginia and the District of Columbia
Virginia Railway Express
VRE train at Manassas station
Overview
Owner
NVTC and PRTC
Locale
Northern Virginia
Transit type
Commuter rail
Number of lines
2
Number of stations
19 year-round, 1 seasonal, 1 planned
Daily ridership
5,900 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[1]
Annual ridership
1,537,000 (2023)[2]
Website
vre.org
Operation
Began operation
June 22, 1992
Operator(s)
Keolis (under contract)
Reporting marks
VREX
Technical
System length
90 mi (145 km)
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
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Legend
MARC
Amtrak
Union Station
First Street Tunnel
L'Enfant
Long Bridge over
Potomac River
Washington, D.C.
Virginia
Crystal City
Alexandria
Backlick Road
Franconia–Springfield
Rolling Road
Lorton
Burke Centre
Woodbridge
(events only)
Clifton
Rippon
Manassas Park
Potomac Shores (planned)
Manassas
Quantico
Broad Run
Brooke
Amtrak
Leeland Road
Manassas Line
Fredericksburg
Spotsylvania
Amtrak
Fredericksburg Line
Key
Manassas Line
Fredericksburg Line
Both services
All stations are accessible
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Virginia Railway Express (VRE) (reporting mark VREX) is a commuter rail service that connects outlying small cities of Northern Virginia to Union Station in Washington, D.C. It operates two lines which run during weekday rush hour only: the Fredericksburg Line from Spotsylvania, Virginia, and the Manassas Line from Broad Run station in Bristow, Virginia. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,537,000, or about 5,900 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Service to Manassas began on June 22, 1992; the Fredericksburg service started on July 20, 1992.[3]
VRE is owned by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC). The NVTC and PRTC are governmental entities that were created by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Local governments (such as counties and cities) within each commission's geographic area are members of each commission. The service will undergo expansion as the result of a December 19, 2019 deal brokered between former Virginia governor Ralph Northam and rail company CSX Transportation.[4]
^"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^Virginia Railway Express Launched International Railway Journal September 1992 page 71
^MARTZ, MICHAEL. "Virginia has $3.7 billion deal to expand rail service between Richmond and Washington". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
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