Franconia–Springfield (Washington Metro)

Infobox Station
name = Franconia-Springfield

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address = 6880 Frontier Drive
Springfield, VA 22150
line = WMATA: Amtrak:Virginia Railway Express:
other =WMATA Metrobus, Fairfax Connector, OmniRide Commuter Bus
platform = 1 island platform
parking = 5,069 spaces
bicycle = 36 racks, 20 lockers
passengers = 1,695 [Amtrak only.]
pass_year = 2007
pass_percent = 37
opened = June 29, 1997 [Washington Post, At Last, Metro Reaches End of the Blue Line; Franconia-Springfield Station To Begin Service on Sunday, June 27, 1997] [Washington Post, All Aboard Metro at Springfield, June 30, 1997]
rebuilt =
ADA = Yes
code = Amtrak: FRS
Metro: J03
owned = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Amtrak
zone = Zone 3 (VREX)
services =
mpassengers =

Franconia-Springfield is a Washington Metro station in Springfield, Virginia, on the Blue Line. It is the southwestern terminus of the Blue Line.

The station serves a suburban area and is mostly used for commuters, with 5,069 spaces in Metro's biggest parking garage. It is located at the junction of Franconia-Springfield Parkway and Frontier Drive, and is considered to be a major transit hub, for the Virginia Railway Express, Metrobus, local and regional bus lines are all present. Commuter services began on June 29, 1997.

Passenger rail services

* "Northeast Regional"
* Virginia Railway Express

Bus routes

Metrobus
* 18R, S
* S80, S91Fairfax Connector Bus
* 171
* 231
* 232
* 301
* 303
* 304
* 305
* 310
* 321
* 322
* 331
* 332
* 380
* 401OmniRide Commuter Bus
* OmniRide

Notes

External links

* VRE: [http://www.vre.org/service/stations/franspld.htm Franconia/Springfield Station]
* WMATA: [http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=95 Franconia-Springfield Station]
* StationMasters Online: [http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/FRANCSPR/francspr.html Franconia-Springfield Station]
* The Schumin Web Transit Center: [http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/blue-line.asp?station=J03 Franconia-Springfield Station]
* USA Rail Link (TrainWeb): [http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/franconia.htm Franconia-Springfield Station]