Manassas, VA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 9500 West Street, Manassas, Virginia[1] United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°45′00″N 77°28′22″W / 38.7501°N 77.4728°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Manassas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | NS Washington District | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  OmniLink: MN Cross County Connector | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Bicycle racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | MSS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 6 (VRE) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1914 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2018 | 30,340 annually[2]  6.01% (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manassas station is a train station in Manassas, Virginia. Originally built by the Southern Railway in 1914, it today serves as the penultimate station along the Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line, as well as a stop on Amtrak's Cardinal, Crescent, and Northeast Regional trains.[3]
History
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The station was constructed in 1914.[4] The city bought the depot from Norfolk Southern Railway in the 1990s and renovated it under the direction of The Manassas Museum System. Workers restored the original 1914 paint colors, repointed brick, laid new plaster, overhauled mechanical systems and installed reproductions of original doors and light fixtures. A tile roof similar to the original was also installed. The $575,000 project was completed in 1997. Today the depot has a waiting room and also houses a tourist information center and the James & Marion Payne Memorial Railroad Exhibition Gallery.[4][5]
The station features on the cover of Manassas's 1972 self-titled double album. The image depicts musicians Chris Hillman and Stephen Stills standing on the north end of the then-Southern Railway depot. The station can also be seen in the music video for the Steve Winwood song Back in the High Life.
References
- ^ "MANASSAS VIRGINIA (MSS)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2018, Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. 2018.
- ^ "Amtrak Virginia announces new Northeast Regional service".
- ^ a b "Manassas, VA (MSS)". Great American Stations. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Manassas, VA (MSS)". Amtrak. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
External links
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