Virginia Railway Express (VRE)

Status: Existing

Description: The Virginia Railway Express (VRE), a joint project of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission will provide safe, cost effective, accessible, reliable, convenient, and comfortable commuter–oriented rail passenger service. VRE will contribute to the economic development of its member jurisdictions as an integral part of a balanced, intermodal regional transportation system. VRE provides commuter rail service from the Northern Virginia suburbs to Alexandria, Crystal City and downtown Washington, D.C., along the I–66 and I–95 corridors. Services began in 1992, operating 16 trains from 16 stations and carried, on average, 5,800 passengers daily. Now, VRE operates 30 trains from 19 stations and carry, on average, 20,000 passengers daily.

Stakeholder: Virginia Railway EXpress (VRE)

Architecture Flow Diagrams
which include Virginia Railway Express (VRE):

• Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Data-Exchange Platform

Architecture Flows
to/from the Virginia Railway Express (VRE):

Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Data-Exchange Platform

• parking information

National ITS Architecture Subsystems
mapped to the Virginia Railway Express (VRE):

• Parking Management Center Subsystem
• Transit Management Center Subsystem

National ITS Architecture Services
associated with Virginia Railway Express (VRE):

• PM04 - Regional Parking Management (RM3P CPIS) -- (Graphic)