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.[citation needed] Rippon station is located along the west side of the Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge.[2]
Rippon | ||||||||||||
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Location | 15511 Farm Creek Drive Woodbridge, Virginia United States | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 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 | |||||||||||
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Parking | 676 free spaces | |||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||
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Station code | RIP | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 5 | |||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||
Opened | 1992[1] | |||||||||||
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Station layout
editRippon 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
edit- ^ Fehr & Sanchez (June 18, 1992). "Getting On Track". Washington Post. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "Rippon & Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge". VRE. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
External links
editMedia related to Rippon (VRE station) at Wikimedia Commons