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Alexandria Union Station is about to have an overhaul. 
 

I hope this helps contribute to a merged  VRE/MARC system which actually does have a lot of momentum. There are active discussions and with Amazon, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and the huge/historical Amount of money Virginia passed a couple years ago that included funding for the Long Bridge replacement, the stars are aligning for an integrated Commuter Rail system (Capital Region Rail Network). The plan would be to have all day bi-directional service with rush hour trains that would make it possible to get from Crystal City/Alexandria to Baltimore Penn Station within 30 minutes (allegedly)

 

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https://www.alxnow.com/2021/12/01/alexandria-vre-project-in-final-design-ahead-of-construction-next-year/

"A $30 million overhaul of Alexandria’s Union Station, a Virginia Railway Express stop, is in the final design phase and is working through some final permitting ahead of project construction next year.

 

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On 12/5/2021 at 1:09 PM, AirNostrumMAD said:

Alexandria Union Station is about to have an overhaul. 
 

I hope this helps contribute to a merged  VRE/MARC system which actually does have a lot of momentum. There are active discussions and with Amazon, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and the huge/historical Amount of money Virginia passed a couple years ago that included funding for the Long Bridge replacement, the stars are aligning for an integrated Commuter Rail system (Capital Region Rail Network). The plan would be to have all day bi-directional service with rush hour trains that would make it possible to get from Crystal City/Alexandria to Baltimore Penn Station within 30 minutes (allegedly)

 

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https://www.alxnow.com/2021/12/01/alexandria-vre-project-in-final-design-ahead-of-construction-next-year/

"A $30 million overhaul of Alexandria’s Union Station, a Virginia Railway Express stop, is in the final design phase and is working through some final permitting ahead of project construction next year.

 

Would LOVE to see this happen! I wonder if it'd help alleviate any of the currently-insane real estate market, since it'd open up the ability to easily commute to the area from points north. The way VRE is currently set up it's exceedingly inconvenient to try to travel south in the morning or north in the evening. It'd also make BWI a much more reasonable option for flying without having to take a taxi, park at the airport, or get all the way to Union Station to catch a train.

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