Updated
Virginia Railway Express is running normal service today, Oct. 2, 2o13.
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A government shutdown has impacted commuters on Virginia Railway Express.
The commuter railroad announced changes to service for Tuesday afternoon. Those changes are listed in full below.
VRE said it will decide by 6 p.m. whether to operate limited service on Wednesday due to the Federal Government shutdown.
More in a press release:
In anticipation of early afternoon commuter rush, we are moving the longer trains earlier in an attempt to accommodate heavy passenger loads. The regular schedule is in effect and unfortunately we do not have the flexibility to operate VRE trains earlier.
Fredericksburg
301 (Departs Union Station at 12:55p) – 8 cars
303 (Departs Union Station at 3:35p) – 7 cars
305 (Departs Union Station at 4:10p) – 7 cars
307 (Departs Union Station at 4:40p) – 6 cars
309 (Departs Union Station at 5:15p) – 6 cars
311 (Departs Union Station at 6:00p) – 5 cars
313 (Departs Union Station at 6:40p) – 4 cars
Manassas
325 (Departs Union Station at 1:15p) – 8 cars
327 (Departs Union Station at 3:45p) – 7 cars
329 (Departs Union Station at 4:25p) – 8 cars
331 (Departs Union Station at 5:05p) – 8 cars
333 (Departs Union Station at 5:30p) – 6 cars
335 (Departs Union Station at 6:10p) – 6 cars
337 (Departs Union Station at 6:50p) – 6 cars
As information, Amtrak Cross-Honor trains are available to VRE riders with a valid multi-ride ticket (Monthly, TLC, 10-Ride, 5 Day) and an Amtrak Step-Up ticket, which can be purchased at all Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) and authorized VRE vendors. The available Amtrak Cross-Honor trains are listed in the columns to the right of the VRE trains on our schedule page. Please be aware that Amtrak Cross-Honor trains make limited VRE stops; if you plan to ride one, please double check to make sure it makes your stop. We monitor the on-time performance of these trains and will send out notifications if the Amtrak Cross-Honor trains are late.
We will notify riders by 6pm tonight whether we operate an “S” Schedule or a full schedule tomorrow, October 2, 2013
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