Backlick Road station

Backlick Road
Station shelter in 2020
General information
Location	6900 Hechinger Drive Springfield, Virginia United States
Coordinates	38°47′49″N 77°11′02″W
Line(s)	Norfolk Southern Railway
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Fairfax Connector: 321, 322, 401, 402 Metrobus: 18J
Construction
Parking	220 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1992[1]
Services
Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station Rolling Road toward Broad Run Manassas Line Alexandria toward Washington, D.C.
Location

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

External links

Media related to Backlick Road station at Wikimedia Commons

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