Rolling Road station

Rolling Road
Rolling Road
	Rolling Road station in August 2018 with a Norfolk Southern Railway freight approaching.
General information
Location	9016 Burke Road; Burke, Virginia; United States
Coordinates	38°47′41″N 77°15′30″W / 38.79472°N 77.25833°W
Line(s)	NS Washington District
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 17L
Construction
Parking	368 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1992
Services
Location
Location

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

^ Fehr, Stephen; Sanchez, Carlos (18 June 1992). "Getting On Track". Washington Post. ProQuest 408134230. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "VRE Operations Board Meeting presentation" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
^ Taube, David (1 March 2022). "Fix to lengthen Burke passenger rail platform nears completion". FFXnow. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

External links

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[FehrSanchez-1] Fehr, Stephen; Sanchez, Carlos (18 June 1992). "Getting On Track". Washington Post. ProQuest 408134230. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[2] "VRE Operations Board Meeting presentation" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-03-19.

[3] Taube, David (1 March 2022). "Fix to lengthen Burke passenger rail platform nears completion". FFXnow. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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v t e Virginia Railway Express
Manassas	Broad Run Manassas Manassas Park Clifton (special events only) Burke Centre Rolling Road Backlick Road Alexandria Crystal City L'Enfant Plaza Washington, D.C.
Fredericksburg	Spotsylvania Fredericksburg Leeland Road Brooke Quantico Potomac Shores Rippon Woodbridge Lorton Franconia–Springfield Alexandria Crystal City L'Enfant Washington, D.C.
Administered by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission & Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission and operated by Keolis • Italics indicate future station