Manassas station

Manassas station is a train station in the city of Manassas, Virginia, United States. The station is served by Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line commuter trains and Amtrak Cardinal, Crescent and Northeast Regional intercity trains.

Manassas, VA
The Cardinal arriving at Manassas in 2011
General information
Location	9500 West Street Manassas, Virginia United States
Coordinates	38.7501°N 77.4728°W / 38.7501; -77.4728
Owned by	City of Manassas
Line(s)	NS Washington District
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	OmniLink: MN Cross County Connector
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: MSS
Fare zone	6 (VRE)
History
Opened	1914
Rebuilt	1997
Passengers
FY 2023	43,221[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Culpeper toward Chicago Cardinal Alexandria toward New York Culpeper toward New Orleans Crescent Culpeper toward Roanoke Northeast Regional Burke Centre toward Boston South or Springfield Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station Broad Run Terminus Manassas Line Manassas Park toward Union Station
Location

History

Manassas station in 1969

The first Manassas station was a small log building where the Orange and Alexandria Railroad and the Manassas Gap Railroad intersected. In 1904, the building was replaced with a brick passenger station. This station caught fire on June 25, 1914 and was destroyed.^[2][3]

The present station was constructed in October 1914 by the Southern Railway.^[2] 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.^[2][4]

The station appears on the cover of the 1972 self-titled double album by Manassas. The image depicts musicians Chris Hillman and Stephen Stills standing on the north end of the then-Southern Railway depot.^[5]