Fredericksburg station

Fredericksburg
The old RFP station building is currently occupied by The Bavarian Chef restaurant
Location	200 Lafayette Boulevard Fredericksburg, VA United States
Coordinates	38°17′54″N 77°27′25″W / 38.29833°N 77.45694°WCoordinates: 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)	RF&P Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Fredericksburg Regional Transit
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Bike racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	FBG
Fare zone	9 (VRE)
History
Opened	1910
Rebuilt	2010-2011[1]
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	111,999[2]  5.63% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Richmond-Staples Mill toward Charlotte Carolinian Quantico toward New York City Ashland, VA toward Norfolk or Newport News Northeast Regional Quantico toward Boston South Station Preceding station   Virginia Railway Express   Following station Spotsylvania Terminus Fredericksburg Line Leeland toward Union Station

Fredericksburg is a passenger rail station in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is served by Amtrak's Carolinian and Northeast Regional lines, and the Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line. It is located on Lafayette Boulevard (US BUS 1).

History

Looking northbound towards Washington, before the 2011 renovation

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.^[3] 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.^{[4] [5]}

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,^[6] until it was replaced in 2010 by the Bavarian Chef Restaurant.^[7] The station underwent a major restoration project between 2010 and 2011.

The line was extended to a new terminus at Spotsylvania station in November 2015 with the hopes of easing the parking crunch at Fredericksburg.^[8]

Bus connections

Fredericksburg Regional Transit:

• FRED D1, F2, F4, VF1, and VS1.

Notes

1. Fredericksburg Station Restoration (VREonline; YouTube)
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
3. 1905 Postcard of Fredericksburg station at ground level (TrainWeb)
4. Dynamic Depot Maps (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
5. Former Fredericksburg Virginia Central Railroad Depot
6. "After 12 years, Claiborne's closes: Claiborne's closes suddenly," by Emily Battle (Fredericksburg.com; September 9, 2009 )
7. The Bavarian Chef in Fredericksburg
8. Lazo, Luz (15 November 2015). "VRE Spotsylvania station to open Monday". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

External links

Media related to Fredericksburg (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Fredericksburg Train Station
• Fredericksburg, Virginia; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• VRE - Fredericksburg Train Station
• Fredericksburg Amtrak-VRE Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Caroline Street entrance from Google Maps Street View