Virginia Railway Express

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Virginia Railway Express, a joint project of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, will provide safe, cost-effective, accessible, customer-responsive, reliable, rail passenger service as an integral part of a balanced, intermodal regional transportation system.


The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is a transportation partnership of:

VRE provides commuter rail service from the Northern Virginia suburbs to Alexandria, Crystal City and downtown Washington, D.C., along the I-66 and I-95 corridors. Services began in 1992, operating 16 trains from 18 stations and carried, on average, 5,800 passengers daily. Now, we operate 29 trains from 18 stations and carry, on average, 16,000 passengers daily.

VRE seeks to make its transportation easy for all its passengers. VRE is equipped with wheelchair lifts, accessible parking, access ramps, audio/visual public address system, talking ticket vending machines, TTY phones, Braille signage, large formatted schedules for both the Manssas and Fredericksburg lines and most of all courteous, helpful personnel. VRE wants to make everyone's trip smooth and uneventful.

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Location

Virginia Railway Express
1500 King Street Suite 202
Alexandria, VA 22314
United States

Email: 
Contact Form
Telephone: 
(703) 684-1001
Fax: 
(703) 684-1313
Web: 
http://www.vre.org

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