Fredericksburg Line

The Fredericksburg Line is a commuter rail service operated by Virginia Railway Express between Washington, D.C., and Olive, Virginia. Virginia Railway Express operates 8 weekday trains, and Amtrak trains serve a few of the stations on the line. Trackage is owned by CSX as part of their RF&P Subdivision.

The line's trains get around 7,759 boardings per weekday in April 2025.

History

RF&P

What is today the Fredericksburg Line was originally part of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad (or RF&P), a connector railroad between the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads in Washington, D.C., and the Seaboard Air Line and Atlantic Coast Line Railroads in Richmond. In 1991 CSX absorbed the RF&P and the line is now their RF&P Subdivision.

Virginia Railway Express

In 1992 Virginia Railway Express (or VRE) was formed to serve the former RF&P between Washington's Union Station and Fredericksburg, Virginia as well as stations between Washington and Manassas, Virginia on Norfolk Southern's Piedmont Division. In 2015, the route was extended to Spotsylvania.

Amtrak

Along with VRE, many Amtrak trains also utilize this line. Their Northeast Regional trains stop at six of the 12 stations on the line and Alexandria is a major stop for six of their long distance trains.

Expansion

Work was completed on a third track between Alexandria and Franconia-Springfield in 2010. This track enables VRE and Amtrak trains to bypass slow freight trains over Franconia Hill. VRE would also like to add another third track between Powells Creek in Prince William County and Arkendale Road in Stafford County in the near future.

Stations list

State	Town/City	Station	Connections
District of Columbia	Washington	Union Station	Template:Ric: Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Thruway Bus to Charlottesville, Virginia Template:Ric: Template:Rcb, Template:Rcb, Template:Rcb Virginia Railway Express VRE: Template:Rcb Template:Rint Metrorail: Template:Rint Template:Rint DC Streetcar: H Street/Benning Road Line Template:Rint Metrobus, Loudoun County Transit, OmniRide, MTA Commuter Bus
		Template:Stl	Virginia Railway Express VRE: Template:Rcb Template:Rint Metrorail: Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Metrobus, Loudoun County Transit. OmniRide, MTA Commuter Bus
Virginia	Arlington	Template:Stl	Virginia Railway Express VRE: Template:Rcb Template:Rint Metrorail: Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Metroway Template:Rint Metrobus, Arlington Transit, Fairfax Connector, Loudoun County Transit, OmniRide
	Alexandria	Template:Stl	Template:Ric: Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl Virginia Railway Express VRE: Template:Rcb Template:Rint Metrorail: Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint Metrobus, DASH Bus
	Springfield	Template:Stl	Template:Rint Metrorail: Template:Rint Template:Rint Metrobus, Fairfax Connector, OmniRide
	Lorton	Template:Stl	Template:Rint Fairfax Connector
	Woodbridge	Template:Stl	Template:Ric: Template:Lnl Template:Rint OmniRide, OmniLink
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	Dumfries	Template:Stl
	Quantico	Template:Stl	Template:Ric: Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl Template:Rint OmniRide, Fredericksburg Regional Transit
	Stafford	Template:Stl
	Falmouth	Template:Stl
	Fredericksburg	Template:Stl	Template:Ric: Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl, Template:Lnl Template:Rint Fredericksburg Regional Transit
	Spotsylvania	Template:Stl

See also

• RF&P Subdivision