Fredericksburg station

Fredericksburg 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. It is located on Lafayette Boulevard (US BUS 1).

Not to be confused with Friedrichsberg station or Frederiksberg Station.

Fredericksburg
The old RFP station building is currently occupied by The Bavarian Chef restaurant
Location	200 Lafayette Boulevard Fredericksburg, Virginia United States
Coordinates	38°17′54″N 77°27′25″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: D1, F2, F4, VF1, VS1
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 (FY2015)	117,423[2]  10.47% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Richmond Staples Mill Road toward Charlotte Carolinian Quantico toward New York Ashland toward Norfolk or Newport News Northeast Regional Quantico toward Boston South or Springfield Richmond Staples Mill Road toward Miami Silver Meteor Alexandria toward New York Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station Spotsylvania Terminus Fredericksburg Line Leeland Road toward Washington, D.C.

History

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad's Silver Star at Fredricksburg on February 8, 1969

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.[1]

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]

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.[1]

Station layout

Fredericksburg has two side platforms serving both Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express service. Amtrak's Silver Star, Palmetto, and Auto Train services pass through the station without stopping.

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	←      Fredericksburg Line toward Spotsylvania (Terminus) ←      Northeast Regional toward Norfolk or Newport News (Richmond – Staples Mill Road) ←      Carolinian toward Charlotte (Richmond – Staples Mill Road) ←      Silver Meteor toward Miami (Richmond – Staples Mill Road) ←      Silver Star,      Palmetto,      Auto Train do not stop here
	Northbound	→      Silver Star,      Palmetto,      Auto Train do not stop here → →      Silver Meteor toward New York (Alexandria) → →      Carolinian toward New York (Quantico) → →      Northeast Regional toward Boston (Quantico) → →      Fredericksburg Line toward Union Station (Leeland Road) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Ground level	Station building, entrance/exit to street

Notes

1. Shenk, Scott (August 25, 2017). "Fredericksburg train station to get upgrade". Free Lance-Star. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
3. 1905 Postcard of Fredericksburg station at ground level (TrainWeb)
4. "Dynamic Depot Maps (Fredericksburg, Virginia)". Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
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 )". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
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 station at Wikimedia Commons

• Fredericksburg Train Station – Amtrak
• 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