Backlick Road station

Backlick Road
Station shelter in 2020
General information
Location6900 Hechinger Drive
Springfield, Virginia
United States
Coordinates38°47′49″N 77°11′02″W / 38.79694°N 77.18389°W / 38.79694; -77.18389
Line(s)Norfolk Southern Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Fairfax Connector: 321, 322, 401, 402
Bus transport Metrobus: 18J
Construction
Parking220 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1992[1]
Services
Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station
Rolling Road
toward Broad Run
 Manassas Line Alexandria
toward Washington, D.C.
Location
Map

Backlick Road station is a Virginia Railway Express station in Springfield, Virginia, served by the Manassas Line.

The station serves a right-of-way first laid down in the 1840s by the Orange and Alexandria Railroad (O&A). The O&A's Springfield station, which stood on or near the site of today's facility, was briefly seized by Confederate troops in 1861, recaptured by Union troops, and raided again the following year. The current structure was built in 1992, one of the VRE's original stations.[2]

The right-of-way passed via successor railroads to its current owner, Norfolk Southern.[2] Additional trackage rights are held by VRE and Amtrak, whose Cardinal and Crescent trains pass through Backlick Road station but do not stop there.[citation needed]

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. ^ a b Peniston, Bradley. "Springfield's Rail History". www.vre.org. Virginia Railway Express. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-18.

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