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Tickets on Sale Monday for Santa Train

Event will also operate as a drop off location for Toys for Tots

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Update: Nov. 28 10:02 a.m.

All Santa Train tickets have been sold at the Woodbridge, Manassas, Burke and Fredericksburg stations. 

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On Saturday, Dec. 10 Santa and Mrs. Claus will be riding the Virginia Rail Express trains. 

VRE said that Santa's helpers will be passing out candy canes and coloring books. The Woodbridge, Fredericksburg, Manassas and Burke Centre stations will also be drop off locations for the Marine Corps "Toys for Tots" toy drive. 

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The Woodbridge location train will be called Prancer Express, will leave the station at 9:30 a.m. and will return by 10:30 a.m.  

Information about Santa Trains from VRE: 

  • Tickets for the Santa Trains will go on sale Monday, November 28th, at 9am. Half of the tickets will be sold at ticket outlets and the other half will be sold online. Tickets cannot be reserved or sold in advance.

  • Santa Train Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable

  • Tickets are $5.00 at the outlets and, $6 on-line, with net proceeds benefiting Operation Lifesaver. Payment at the ticket outlets may be made with cash or check, payable to VRE. Online purchases can be made with credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover) or with a pre-existing PayPal account.

  • Online tickets will go on sale at 9am on Monday, November 28th, and the link for purchasing tickets will be on each respective station page.

  • All passengers, regardless of age, must have tickets. Regular VRE tickets will NOT be honored for this special event. Tickets will not be sold at the station the day of the event and must be purchased in advance.

  • Tickets for each station will only be sold at one location (except online sales which will have a limited number of tickets for each train).

  • Ticket sales are limited to 6 per person for most trains.

  • For online purchases, any person attempting to purchase more than 6 tickets for specific trains will have their ENTIRE ORDER REFUNDED, thus not receiving any tickets. NO EXCEPTIONS.

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