Rolling Road station

Rolling Road station is a Virginia Railway Express station in Burke, Virginia. The station is served by the Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line on weekdays, except for two inbound and one outbound train each day. VRE shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's Cardinal and Crescent trains; however, no Amtrak trains stop here.

Rolling Road
Rolling Road station in August 2018 with a Norfolk Southern Railroad freight approaching.
General information
Location9016 Burke Road
Burke, VA
United States
Coordinates38°47′41″N 77°15′30″W
Line(s)Norfolk Southern Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metrobus: 17L
Construction
Parking368 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1992[1]
Services
Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station
Burke Centre
toward Broad Run
 Manassas Line Backlick Road
toward Washington, D.C.

The station platform will be expanded an extra 300 feet (91 m). The existing platform can only accommodate five car trains. Long trains are unable to open all doors during boarding. A contractor was selected for this work in October 2020 and work began in early 2021.[2][3]

Station layout
G Track 2 ←      Cardinal,      Crescent,      Northeast Regional do not stop here →
Track 1 ←      Cardinal,      Crescent,      Northeast Regional do not stop here →
←      Manassas Line toward Broad Run (Burke Centre)
→      Manassas Line toward Union Station (Backlick Road) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left, right
Ground level Exit/entrance, ticket machines, park and ride, buses

References
  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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