The station is situated in the Town of Quantico at 550 Railroad Avenue and adjacent to the US Marine Corps Base Quantico. Quantico Station is presently served by Amtrak and VRE passenger trains. The railroad segment where the station is located is owned, maintained, and controlled by CSXT, which also operates freight trains on all tracks through the station. There are currently two mainline tracks through the station. Passenger trains are primarily routed to Track 2, which has a low-level side platform adjacent to the historic station building and parking lot. On rare occasions, passenger trains are routed to the other track (Track 3) when necessary due to traffic conflicts or other disrupted service condition. There is a low-level temporary side platform serving Track 3 that is used only by Amtrak trains. VRE trains do not use the Track 3 platform. When VRE trains are routed via track 3, the standard operating procedure is to position one door on the Potomac Avenue grade crossing adjacent to the station and board and alight passengers at street-level. CSXT and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) are presently engaged in constructing a new third mainline track through Quantico Station as part of the Arkendale-Powells Creek Third Track Project. DRPT and VRE are also collaborating on the Quantico Station Improvement Project in conjunction with the third track project. The station improvement project will replace the Track 3 side platform with a new island platform between the existing Track 3 and the new third track, extend and improve the existing platform on Track 2, provide a grade-separated pedestrian crossing, and other safety improvements. VRE is designing and constructing an island platform, pedestrian bridges; extension of the existing platform; and track modifications. Improvements are being coordinated with the ongoing Arkendale to Powell's Creek third track project being implemented by DRPT and CSXT, along with numerous stakeholders including but not limited to: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCBQ), Town of Quantico, and Prince William County (PWC).
Quantico Station Project Improvements will accomplish operational efficiencies by providing platform edges on all 3 tracks, as well as helping to facilitate and accomplish the successful design, construction, and putting into service of the proposed 3rd track.
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