The station, one of two VRE stations in Woodbridge, is located at a southerly dead end, and is named for the closest and last intersection with Farm Creek Drive.

It serves the Fredericksburg Line and shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's Northeast Regional, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Palmetto, Auto Train, and Carolinian trains; however, no Amtrak trains stop here.

[citation needed] Rippon station is located along the west side of the Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge.

[2] Rippon has one low-level side platform serving Virginia Railway Express on both tracks.

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