VRE will receive over $20 million to reinstate Amtrak Step-Up program and construct new Crystal City station.
VRE is working with Amtrak to finalize trains to include in the program and a mechanism to allow VRE passengers to ride, as Amtrak began requiring reservations on all trains when the pandemic hit
The new Crystal City station’s design calls for a longer platform than exists at the current Crystal City station so that passengers can board or alight from any railcar of an eight-car train. The current platform only
accommodates four railcars. The new “island platform” will allow two full-length trains to simultaneously
service the platform. The design also accommodates a future pedestrian/bicycle connection between the
station and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
https://www.vre.org/sites/vre/assets/Fi ... ing_PR.pdf
VRE is working with Amtrak to finalize trains to include in the program and a mechanism to allow VRE passengers to ride, as Amtrak began requiring reservations on all trains when the pandemic hit
The new Crystal City station’s design calls for a longer platform than exists at the current Crystal City station so that passengers can board or alight from any railcar of an eight-car train. The current platform only
accommodates four railcars. The new “island platform” will allow two full-length trains to simultaneously
service the platform. The design also accommodates a future pedestrian/bicycle connection between the
station and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
https://www.vre.org/sites/vre/assets/Fi ... ing_PR.pdf
