Manassas station

Manassas is a train station in Manassas, Virginia. Originally built by the Southern Railway in 1914[1], today serves as the penultimate station along the Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line, as well as a stop on Amtrak's Cardinal, Crescent, and Northeast Regional trains.[3] It is located at 9431 West Street.

Manassas station, 1969
Manassas, VA
The Cardinal arrives at Manassas.
Location9500 West Street
Manassas, Virginia[1]
United States
Coordinates38°45′00″N 77°28′22″W
Owned byCity of Manassas
Line(s)NS Washington District
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections OmniLink: MN
Cross County Connector
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeMSS
Fare zone6 (VRE)
History
Opened1914
Rebuilt1997
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)30,340 annually[2]  6.01% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Culpeper
toward Chicago
 Cardinal Alexandria
toward New York
Culpeper
toward New Orleans
 Crescent
Culpeper
toward Roanoke
 Northeast Regional Burke Centre
toward Boston South or Springfield
Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station
Broad Run
Terminus
 Manassas Line Manassas Park
toward Washington, D.C.

The city bought the depot from Norfolk Southern Railway in the 1990s and renovated it under the direction of The Manassas Museum System. Workers restored the original 1914 paint colors, repointed brick, laid new plaster, overhauled mechanical systems and installed reproductions of original doors and light fixtures. A tile roof similar to the original was also installed. The $575,000 project was completed in 1997. Today the depot has a waiting room and also houses a tourist information center and the James & Marion Payne Memorial Railroad Exhibition Gallery. [4][5]

The station features on the cover of Manassas's 1972 self-titled double album. The image depicts musicians Chris Hillman and Stephen Stills standing on the north end of the then-Southern Railway depot.

References
  1. "MANASSAS VIRGINIA (MSS)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2018, Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. 2018.
  3. "Amtrak Virginia announces new Northeast Regional service".
  4. "Manassas, VA (MSS)". Great American Stations. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  5. "Manassas, VA (MSS)". Amtrak. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

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