Crystal City (VRE station)

For the nearby Washington Metro station with the same name, see Crystal City (WMATA station).

Crystal City VREX commuter rail station
Station statistics
Address	1503 South Crystal Drive Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates	38°51′34″N 77°02′54″W / 38.8594°N 77.0483°W / 38.8594; -77.0483Coordinates: 38°51′34″N 77°02′54″W / 38.8594°N 77.0483°W / 38.8594; -77.0483
Lines	Fredericksburg Line   Manassas Line
Connections	Washington Metro at Crystal City   Blue Line   Yellow Line WMATA Metrobus Arlington Transit Fairfax Connector Loundoun County Commuter OmniRide Commuter
Structure	At-grade
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Parking	No
Other information
Opened	1992[1]
Accessible
Code	CCV
Fare zone	2
Services
Preceding station   Virginia Railway Express   Following station Alexandria toward Broad Run/Airport Manassas Line L'Enfant toward Union Station Alexandria toward Fredericksburg Fredericksburg Line

Crystal City (VRE station) is a commuter rail station in Crystal City located near the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Ronald Reagan National Airport. It is served by the Fredericksburg Line and Manassas Line on the Virginia Railway Express. Numerous Amtrak trains pass by this station on the express tracks.

Layout

There are 3 tracks and 1 side platform located on the west side of the tracks.^[2] Since outbound trains can only stop at the platform, there is an asphalt path at the north end of the station that allows access to the express tracks.^[2]

References

1. ^ Fehr, Stephen C. (June 18, 1992), "Getting on track; Fairfax ready to roll with its 3 commuter stations", The Washington Post 
2. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – Crystal City (VRE station) (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.860001,-77.048305&spn=0.001038,0.003361&t=h&z=19. Retrieved December 19 2010. 

External links

• Official Website