VRE
connects northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. with commuter rail service on two lines,
one from Fredericksburg and one from Manassas. VRE stations in the Washington metropolitan
area are: Crystal City (Arlington, VA), L'Enfant Plaza (Washington DC), and Union Station
(Washington DC).
VRE is a transportation partnership of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC).
Fredericksburg
Line Schedule
Manassas
Line Schedule
Now you can check the VRE schedule anywhere, using your PDA or web-enabled cell phone. Schedules for local bus and Metrobus routes in Northern Virginia are also available. Find out more.
Holiday schedules and more information are available on VRE's Web site, www.vre.org.
Rail Time: Real-time GPS tracking of VRE trains with on-time and delay information. Rail Time maps show train positions down to the street level.
CommuterDirect.comŽ and The Commuter StoreŽ sell single-trip tickets, round-trip tickets, 10-trip tickets (15% discount), monthly tickets (30% discount), VRE/TLC Passes (unlimited monthly VRE and Metrorail), and discounted senior and disabled tickets for all station combinations on both lines. For more detailed descriptions of the types of tickets and passes available, see the Commuter Store / CommuterDirect.com Product Descriptions Page.
Tickets and passes for VRE may be purchased online or by mail from CommuterDirect.comŽ and at the three Arlington locations of The Commuter StoreŽ.
Station addresses, hours, and parking information.
VRE offers caps, t-shirts, golf shirts, coffee cups, and other items emblazoned with the VRE logo. Pictures of VRE merchandise and downloadable order forms are available at www.vre.org/fun/merchandise.htm
Train Talk is VRE's e-mail service for those who want the latest information on schedule changes, service disruptions, seat notices and other news. We will e-mail press releases, announcements and other materials as soon as they can be made available to the public. www.vre.org/feedback/listserv.htm
Visit VRE's Web site at www.vre.org, or call (703) 684-0400 or 1-800-RIDE-VRE.
The Maryland Rail Commuter
service (MARC) is an integral component of Maryland's transportation system.The 187-mile
commuter rail system, providing service on three lines, between Washington, DC and
Baltimore, MD; Washington, DC and Perryville, MD; and Washington, DC and Martinsburg, WV.
MARC Train Service connecting the cities of Frederick, MD and Washington, DC began
revenue service on December 17, 2001. Service from Frederick includes three trains into
Union Station in Washington each morning and 
three returning in the evening.
(See Brunswick Line schedule, below.) Trains leave Frederick on
3.5 miles of MTA-owned track and join CSX's "Old Main Line" at a junction
adjacent to Monocacy Battlefield. Trains head for Washington, D.C. on the Brunswick Line
from Point of Rocks (but will not stop at the Point of Rocks station). All Frederick
trains stop at the major stations in Montgomery County (Germantown, Silver Spring and
Rockville) to provide connections to Metrorail
and other transit providers. All but one train also stops at Gaithersburg and Metropolitan
Grove. Certain trains will stop at other stations on the Brunswick Line.
MARC Train service is operated under contract with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) and CSX Transportation.
A more detailed map of the MARC system is
available in PDF format. Download
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For the latest schedules and service updates, visit MARC's schedule page.
CommuterDirect.comŽ and The Commuter StoreŽ sell one-way and round-trip tickets, unlimited weekly and monthly passes, discounted passes for senior citizens and people with disabilities, and Transit Link cards. Tickets and passes are available for all station combinations on both MARC lines. Click here for descriptions of the types of fares available.
Order tickets online or by mail, or contact The Commuter StoreŽ.
For Mark station addresses, hours, and parking information, and thumbnail maps, click this link and then scroll down: MARC Stations and Maps page.
Get information about MARC schedule changes, delays and cancelations directly from MTA. You can also sign up to receive updates about MTA commuter bus service and other services. Sign up for MTA's eNews and Update Service.
Visit MARC's web site at www.mtamaryland.com or call 1-800-543-9809.