Lorton station (VRE)
Railroad station in Lorton, Virginia, US
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Lorton station is a railroad station in Lorton, Virginia, served by the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Fredericksburg Line. The station is one mile north of Amtrak's Lorton station, the northern terminus of the Auto Train.
Lorton, Virginia
United States
Lorton | |||||||||||
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The entrance ramp to Lorton VRE station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 8990 Lorton Station Boulevard Lorton, Virginia United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°42′54″N 77°12′52″W | ||||||||||
| Owner | Virginia Railway Express | ||||||||||
| Line | RF&P Subdivision (CSXT) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Fairfax Connector: 171, 305, 371 Vamoose Bus[1] | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | LOR | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1995[2][3] | ||||||||||
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History
Lorton opened as an infill station in January 1995, two years after VRE began service.[2] An extension to the platform was completed in 2017, allowing use of all doors on eight-car trains. The platform extension opened on December 11, 2017, with a ribbon cutting ceremony held on March 8, 2018.[4][5]
Future work at the station will include a second platform and pedestrian overpass to accommodate construction of the fourth track by DRPT. On July 2, 2020, this project was cancelled by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) and deferred until 4th track construction.[6]
