Manassas Park | |||||||||||
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![]() Manassas Park station in August 2018. | |||||||||||
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Location | 9300 Manassas Drive Manassas, Virginia United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°45′56″N77°26′26″W / 38.76556°N 77.44056°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | NS Washington District | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | 600 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Bicycle racks | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 6 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1992 [3] | ||||||||||
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