Manassas station

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]

Manassas, VA
The Cardinal arrives at Manassas.
General information
Location9500 West Street[1]
Manassas, Virginia
United States
Coordinates38°45′00″N 77°28′22″W
Owned byCity of Manassas
Line(s)NS Washington District
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections OmniLink: MN
Cross County Connector
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: MSS
Fare zone6 (VRE)
History
Opened1914
Rebuilt1997
Passengers
FY201926,234[2] (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 Washington, D.C.
Former services
Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station
Calverton
toward Cincinnati
 Main Line Alexandria
toward Washington, D.C.
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Bristow
toward Birmingham
 Main Line Clifton
toward Washington, D.C.
Wellington
toward Harrisonburg
 Manassas – Harrisonburg Terminus

History
Manassas station, 1969

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 appears 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 Again.

References
  1. "MANASSAS VIRGINIA (MSS)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2019: Commonwealth of Virginia" (PDF). Amtrak. May 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  3. "Amtrak Virginia announces new Northeast Regional service".
  4. "Manassas, VA (MSS)". Great American Stations. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  5. "Manassas, VA (MSS)". Amtrak. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

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