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Franconia–Springfield (Metro)

WMATA Metro Logo.svg Franconia–Springfield Blue Line
Breda 3205 at Franc-Springd.jpg
Metro platfrom
Location 6880 Frontier Drive
Springfield, Virginia
United States
Coordinates 38°45′58″N 77°10′07″W / 38.76611°N 77.16861°W / 38.76611; -77.16861Coordinates: 38°45′58″N 77°10′07″W / 38.76611°N 77.16861°W / 38.76611; -77.16861
Owned by WMATA
Line(s) Blue Line Blue Line
Platforms 1 island platform (Metro)
2 side platforms (VRE)
Tracks 4 (2 for each service)
Bus stands 8
Connections Bus transport Fairfax Connector: 171, 231, 232, 301, 303, 304, 305, 310, 321, 322, 331, 332, 380, 401
Bus transport Metrobus: S80, S91
Bus transport PRTC OmniRide: Prince William Metro Direct
Bus transport Greyhound
Bus transport BestBus
Construction
Parking 5,069 spaces
Bicycle facilities 36 racks, 20 lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code J03 (WMATA)
Fare zone Zone 3 (VREX)
History
Opened June 29, 1997; 20 years ago (1997-06-29)
Traffic
Passengers (2016) 6,970 daily  Decrease 10.31% (WMATA)
Services
Preceding station   WMATA Metro Logo.svg Washington Metro   Following station
Terminus Blue Line
  Out-of-system interchange  
Virginia Railway Express
toward Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg Line
  Former services  
BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak
Northeast Regional

Franconia–Springfield is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Springfield, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on June 29, 1997, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue Line, it is the southwestern terminus of the Blue Line, and is located at the junction of Franconia-Springfield Parkway and Frontier Drive. The station serves a suburban area and is mostly used for commuters, with 5,069 spaces – Metro's largest parking garage. It is a major transit hub, providing not only Metro service, but also Virginia Railway Express, Metrobus, and local and intercity bus service, including Greyhound buses. It also served as an Amtrak station for the Northeast Regional line between 2003 and 2010. Amtrak's code for the station was "FRS."

With 6,970 daily riders by a 2016 count, Franconia–Springfield station is the 8th-most used WMATA Metro station in Virginia.

Prior to construction by WMATA, Franconia–Springfield station was the site of Franconia Station, a standard railroad station built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. It was built in 1870 and torn down in 1952. Original Metro plans called for 2 separate stations for Franconia and Springfield, but by the time Metro got to building the station, plans had been changed to combine the 2 stations due to the expense and complications of running 2 separate branch lines to the two towns, as it would have required adding an entirely new "color service".


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