Rippon station

Rippon station is a Virginia Railway Express station located at 15511 Farm Creek Drive in Woodbridge, Virginia. The station, one of two VRE stations in Woodbridge, is located at a southerly dead end, and is named for the closest and last intersection with Farm Creek Drive. It serves the Fredericksburg Line and shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Palmetto, Auto Train, and Carolinian trains; however, no Amtrak trains stop here. Rippon station is located along the west side of the Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge.

Rippon
Station footbridge over the tracks from the parking lot
Location	15511 Farm Creek Drive Woodbridge, VA United States
Coordinates	38°36′45″N 77°15′12″W
Owned by	Virginia Railway Express
Line(s)	RF&P Subdivision (CSXT)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	676 free spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	RIP
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	1992[1]
Services
Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station Quantico toward Spotsylvania Fredericksburg Line Woodbridge toward Washington, D.C. Potomac Shores Planned to open in 2020 toward Spotsylvania

Station layout

Rippon has one low-level side platform serving Virginia Railway Express on both tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Silver Star, Silver Meteor, Palmetto, Carolinian, and Auto Train services pass through the station without stopping.

G	Street level	Entrance/exit to street and parking
P Platform level
	Southbound	←      Fredericksburg Line toward Spotsylvania (Quantico) ← Amtrak trains do not stop here
	Northbound	→ Amtrak trains do not stop here → →      Fredericksburg Line toward Union Station (Woodbridge) →
	Side platform, access to both tracks

References

1. Fehr & Sanchez (18 June 1992). "Getting On Track". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

• Rippon VRE Station

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