Manassas station

{{Infobox station

| style = Amtrak

| name = Manassas, VA

| image = Cardinal arriving in Manassas.jpg

| image_caption = The Cardinal arriving at Manassas in 2011

| address = 9500 West Street

| borough = Manassas, Virginia

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|38.7501|-77.4728|type:railwaystation_region:US-VA|display=inline,title}}

| line = NS Washington District

| connections = {{bus icon}} OmniLink: MN
{{bus icon}} Cross County Connector

| platform = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| parking =

| bicycle = Racks

| mpassengers = {{rail pass box|system=Amtrak|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|Manassas}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationVA}}|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}}}

| opened = 1914

| rebuilt = 1997

| accessible = Yes

| code = {{Amtrak code|MSS}}

| owned = City of Manassas

| zone = 6 (VRE)

| services = {{Adjacent stations

|system1=Amtrak

|line1=Cardinal|left1=Culpeper|right1=Alexandria

|line2=Crescent|left2=Culpeper|right2=Alexandria

|line3=Northeast Regional|left3=Culpeper|right3=Burke Centre|to-left3=Roanoke

|system4=Virginia Railway Express

|line4=Manassas|left4=Broad Run|right4=Manassas Park

}}

| other_services = {{Adjacent stations

|system13=Southern Railway

|line13=Main Line|left13=Culpeper|right13=Alexandria

|system11=Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

|line11=Main Line|left11=Culpeper|right11=Alexandria

}}

| other_services_header = Former services

| other_services_collapsible = yes

| other_services2 = {{Adjacent stations|system=Amtrak|line=Northeast Regional|left=Culpeper|right=Burke Centre|to-left=Christiansburg}}

| other_services2_header = Future services

| other_services2_collapsible = yes

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#000 |zoom=15 }}

}}

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 {{lnl|Amtrak|Cardinal}}, {{lnl|Amtrak|Crescent}} and {{lnl|Amtrak|Northeast Regional}} intercity trains.

History

File:Some Southern Passenger Trains from Roger Puta (27103308854).jpg

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.{{cite web |title=Manassas Station |url=https://www.vre.org/about/blog/station-histories/manassas-station/ |website=Virginia Railway Express |access-date=18 March 2023 |archive-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130035239/https://www.vre.org/about/blog/station-histories/manassas-station/ |url-status=live }}

The present station was constructed in October 1914 by the Southern Railway. 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/manassas-va-mss/ |title=Manassas, VA (MSS) |publisher=Great American Stations |access-date=November 28, 2018 |archive-date=October 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021151356/http://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/manassas-va-mss/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.amtrak.com/stations/mss |title=Manassas, VA (MSS) |website=Amtrak |access-date=November 28, 2018 |archive-date=March 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324104929/https://www.amtrak.com/stations/mss |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web |title=Manassas by Stephen Stills Album Cover Location |url=https://rockandrollroadmap.com/places/album-cover-locations/north-east-u-s/manassas-by-stephen-stills/ |website=History Of Rock Music |access-date=18 March 2023 |date=19 December 2015 |archive-date=3 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203132135/https://rockandrollroadmap.com/places/album-cover-locations/north-east-u-s/manassas-by-stephen-stills/ |url-status=live }}

References

External links

[https://www.vre.org/stations/ VRE - Stations]

Category:Buildings and structures in Manassas, Virginia

Category:Amtrak stations in Virginia

Category:Transportation in Virginia

Category:Virginia Railway Express stations

Category:Former Southern Railway (U.S.) stations

Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1914

Category:1914 establishments in Virginia

Category:Former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway stations

Category:Brick buildings and structures in Virginia

Category:Manassas Line