Quantico (VRE station)

Quantico
Quantico station in January 2013
Location	550 Railroad Avenue Quantico, Virginia United States
Coordinates	38°31′18″N 77°17′35″W / 38.52167°N 77.29306°W / 38.52167; -77.29306Coordinates: 38°31′18″N 77°17′35″W / 38.52167°N 77.29306°W / 38.52167; -77.29306
Owned by	CSX Transportation
Operated by	Virginia Railway Express
Line(s)	RF&P Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	OmniLink: R1
Construction
Parking	258
Bicycle facilities	Bike Racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	QAN
Fare zone	6 (VRE)
History
Opened	1872
Rebuilt	1919, 1953
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)	24,036  34.99% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Fredericksburg toward Charlotte Carolinian Alexandria toward New York City Fredericksburg toward Norfolk or Newport News Northeast Regional Woodbridge toward Boston South Station Virginia Railway Express Brooke toward Spotsylvania Fredericksburg Line Rippon toward Union Station   From 2018   Brooke toward Spotsylvania Fredericksburg Line Potomac Shores toward Union Station

Quantico is a train station in Quantico, Virginia, served by two Amtrak trains and the Virginia Railway Express's Fredericksburg Line. The existing station house was originally built by the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad in 1953. It is located at 550 Railroad Avenue at Potomac Avenue and is practically dominated, if not surrounded, by the Quantico Marine Base.

In 1872, Quantico was the original northern terminus for the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. The station also included a freight station on the opposite side of the tracks. Acquisition of the Washington Southern Railroad helped expand the line into Washington, D.C.. In 1919, a two-story railroad station was built to replace the original station, but as the USMC base began to encroach on the area, RF&P was ordered to rebuild the station in 1953 in order to conform to similar design standards of the base. RF&P ceased passenger operations in 1971 and the station has been used by Amtrak ever since then. The Virginia Railway Express established the Fredericksburg Line in 1992, and Quantico became one of the stations used along the line.