Virginia Railway Express

Virginia Railway Express (VRE) (reporting mark VREX) is a commuter rail service that connects outlying small cities of Northern Virginia to Union Station in Washington, D.C. It operates two lines which run during weekday rush hour only: the Fredericksburg Line from Spotsylvania, Virginia, and the Manassas Line from Broad Run station in Bristow, Virginia. In 2022, the system had a ridership of 1,172,700, or about 6,200 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023.

Virginia Railway Express
VRE train at Manassas station
Overview
OwnerNVTC and PRTC
LocaleNorthern Virginia
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines2
Number of stations19 year-round, 1 seasonal, 1 planned
Daily ridership6,200 (weekdays, Q3 2023)
Annual ridership1,172,700 (2022)
Websitevre.org
Operation
Began operationJune 22, 1992
Operator(s)Keolis (under contract)
Reporting marksVREX
Technical
System length90 mi (145 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
System map
Union Station
L'Enfant
Crystal City
Alexandria
Backlick Road
Franconia–Springfield
Rolling Road
Lorton
Burke Centre
Woodbridge
(events only)
Clifton
Rippon
Manassas Park
Potomac Shores (planned)
Manassas
Quantico
Broad Run
Brooke
Leeland Road
 Manassas Line 
Fredericksburg
Spotsylvania
 Fredericksburg Line 
Key
Manassas Line
Fredericksburg Line
Both services

All stations are accessible

Service to Manassas began on June 22, 1992; the Fredericksburg service started on July 20, 1992.

VRE is owned by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC). The NVTC and PRTC are governmental entities that were created by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Local governments (such as counties and cities) within each commission's geographic area are members of each commission. The service will undergo expansion as the result of a December 19, 2019 deal brokered between former Virginia governor Ralph Northam and rail company CSX Transportation.

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