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.[2]

Rippon
Station footbridge over the tracks from the parking lot
General information
Location15511 Farm Creek Drive
Woodbridge, Virginia
United States
Coordinates38°36′45″N 77°15′12″W
Owned byVirginia Railway Express
Line(s)RF&P Subdivision (CSXT)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parking676 free spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeRIP
Fare zone5
History
Opened1992[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 2023
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.

References
  1. Fehr & Sanchez (June 18, 1992). "Getting On Track". Washington Post. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. "Rippon & Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge". VRE. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

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