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List of MARC Train stations

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A large commuter train with blue and orange stripes sits at a train station.
MARC Train service at BWI Rail Station in Maryland

The MARC Train is the commuter rail system serving the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area in the United States. The system is owned by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA Maryland), and serves Maryland, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. The system covers a total route length of 198.2 miles (319.0 km) along three rail lines.[1] In the 2014 fiscal year, MARC Train service had an annual ridership of 8,979,468, with an average daily ridership of 33,696.[2]

State-supported commuter rail operations in Maryland began in 1974 when the Maryland Department of Transportation (Maryland DOT) funded train services from Washington, D.C. along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, later owned by CSX Transportation. The following year, in 1975, Maryland DOT began funding operations on the Conrail-owned Northeast Corridor, whose ownership was transferred to Amtrak in 1983. Following a marketing study in 1984, the Maryland-funded commuter rail service was branded as MARC (Maryland Area Rail Commuter).[3]

Current MARC Train service includes the Penn Line (operated on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor), the Camden Line (operated on CSX's Capital Subdivision), and the Brunswick Line (operated on CSX's Cumberland, Metropolitan, and Old Main Line Subdivisions, with limited service along the Frederick Branch).[3] There are 42 MARC Train stations in the commuter rail system;[4] all three lines terminate at Union Station in Washington, D.C, where passengers can connect with Amtrak, Virginia Railway Express, and Washington Metro trains.[3] Development of a new MARC station at the former Amtrak station in Elkton, Maryland began in 2014, with plans to open by 2040.[5]

Lines

MARC Train lines[1]
Line Inbound terminus Outbound terminus Stations Route length Owner Operator Daily ridership
(March 2015)[6]
Template:MARC stations Template:MARC stations or Template:MARC stations 18 85.0 miles (136.8 km) CSX Bombardier 7,302
Template:MARC stations 11 36.6 miles (58.9 km) 4,436
Template:MARC stations 12 76.6 miles (123.3 km) Amtrak Amtrak 23,401

Stations

All stations located in Maryland, unless otherwise noted.

MARC Train stations[4]
Station Line Rail connections Location
Template:MARC stations Amtrak Aberdeen
Template:MARC stations Barnesville
Template:MARC stations Bowie
Template:MARC stations Boyds
Template:MARC stations Brunswick
Template:MARC stations Amtrak Linthicum
Template:MARC stations Baltimore Light Rail Baltimore
Template:MARC stations Washington Metro College Park
Template:MARC stations Dickerson
Template:MARC stations Elkridge
Template:MARC stations Duffields, West Virginia
Template:MARC stations Edgewood
Template:MARC stations Frederick
Template:MARC stations Gaithersburg
Template:MARC stations Garrett Park
Template:MARC stations Germantown
Template:MARC stations Washington Metro Greenbelt
Template:MARC stations Baltimore
Template:MARC stations Amtrak Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Template:MARC stations Jessup
Template:MARC stations Kensington
Template:MARC stations Laurel
Template:MARC stations Laurel
Template:MARC stations Middle River
Template:MARC stations Amtrak Martinsburg, West Virginia
Template:MARC stations Gaithersburg
Template:MARC stations Frederick
Template:MARC stations Beltsville
Template:MARC stations Amtrak
Washington Metro
New Carrollton
Template:MARC stations Odenton
Template:MARC stations Amtrak
Baltimore Light Rail
Baltimore
Template:MARC stations Perryville
Template:MARC stations Point of Rocks
Template:MARC stations Riverdale
Template:MARC stations Amtrak
Washington Metro
Rockville
Template:MARC stations Annapolis Junction
Template:MARC stations Lanham
Template:MARC stations Washington Metro Silver Spring
Template:MARC stations Baltimore
Template:MARC stations Amtrak
Virginia Railway Express
Washington Metro
Washington, D.C.
Template:MARC stations Washington Grove
Template:MARC stations Baltimore

Former stations

This list includes stations abandoned since the beginning of public subsidies in the mid 1970s.

Station Line Closure date Location Notes
Template:MARC stations January 31, 1994 Berwyn Closed due to low ridership
Template:MARC stations February 27, 1989 Bowie Replaced by Bowie State station
Template:MARC stations October 1983 Lanham Replaced by New Carrollton station
Template:MARC stations c. 1983 West Baltimore Replaced with West Baltimore station
Template:MARC stations July 1996 Elkridge Replaced by Dorsey station
Template:MARC stations 1980s Baltimore
Template:MARC stations 1980s Hyattsville
Template:MARC stations June 26, 1981 Bowie Bowie State station opened on the same site in 1989
Template:MARC stations August 1982 Landover Service moved to Amtrak's Capital Beltway station
Template:MARC stations August 1982 Lanham Service moved to Amtrak's Capital Beltway station
Template:MARC stations 2000 Silver Spring Replaced with new MARC platforms at the Silver Spring Metro station

References

  1. ^ a b "MARC Growth and Investment Plan Update 2013 to 2050" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. September 9, 2013. p. 7. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Average Weekday Ridership & Total Transit Trips by Fiscal Year". Maryland Open Data Portal. Maryland.gov. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Van Hattem, Matt (June 30, 2006). "Maryland Rail Commuter (MARC)". Trains. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  5. ^ Owens, Jacob (August 28, 2014). "Elkton examines long-term plan to build new MARC station". Cecil Whig. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "MTA Average Weekday Ridership - by Month". Maryland Open Data Portal. Maryland.gov. Retrieved April 19, 2015.