Rolling Road station
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Rolling Road | |||||||||||||
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Rolling Road station in August 2018 with a Norfolk Southern Railway freight approaching. | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 9016 Burke Road Burke, Virginia United States | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°47′41″N 77°15′30″W / 38.79472°N 77.25833°W | ||||||||||||
| Line | NS Washington District | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 368 spaces | ||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Bicycle racks | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1992[1] | ||||||||||||
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Rolling Road station is a Virginia Railway Express station in Burke, Virginia. The station is served by the Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line. Amtrak Cardinal and Crescent trains; also use the line but do not stop at Rolling Road.
The station platform was originally 380 feet (120 m) long and only able to accommodate five-car trains. A contractor was selected for a $5 million, 290-foot (88 m) extension of the platform in October 2020. Work began in early 2021 and was completed in 2022.[2][3] A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on September 28, 2022.
References
[edit]- ↑ Fehr, Stephen; Sanchez, Carlos (June 18, 1992). "Getting On Track". Washington Post. ProQuest 408134230. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ↑ "VRE Operations Board Meeting presentation" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ↑ Taube, David (March 1, 2022). "Fix to lengthen Burke passenger rail platform nears completion". FFXnow. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
External links
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