List of MARC Train stations

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 2019 fiscal year, MARC Train service had average weekday ridership of 36,375 passengers.[2]

MARC Train service at BWI Rail Station in Maryland

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
(2019)[2]
  Brunswick Line
 Union Station Frederick or Martinsburg 19 85.0 miles (136.8 km) CSX Bombardier 7,392
  Camden Line
 Camden Station 12 36.6 miles (58.9 km) 5,075
  Penn Line
 Perryville 13 76.6 miles (123.3 km) Amtrak Amtrak 23,908

Stations

All stations located in Maryland, unless otherwise noted.

MARC Train stations[4]
Station Line Rail connections Location
Aberdeen
  Penn Line
Aberdeen
Barnesville
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Barnesville
Bowie State
  Penn Line
 N/A Bowie
Boyds
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Boyds
Brunswick
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Brunswick
BWI Airport
  Penn Line
Linthicum
Camden Station
  Camden Line
Baltimore
College Park
  Camden Line
College Park
Dickerson
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Dickerson
Dorsey
  Camden Line
 N/A Elkridge
Duffields
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Duffields, West Virginia
Edgewood
  Penn Line
 N/A Edgewood
Frederick
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Frederick
Gaithersburg
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Gaithersburg
Garrett Park
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Garrett Park
Germantown
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Germantown
Greenbelt
  Camden Line
Greenbelt
Halethorpe
  Penn Line
 N/A Baltimore
Harpers Ferry
  Brunswick Line
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Jessup
  Camden Line
 N/A Jessup
Kensington
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Kensington
Laurel
  Camden Line
 N/A Laurel
Laurel Race Track
  Camden Line
 N/A Laurel
Martin State Airport
  Penn Line
 N/A Middle River
Martinsburg
  Brunswick Line
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Metropolitan Grove
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Gaithersburg
Monocacy
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Frederick
Muirkirk
  Camden Line
 N/A Beltsville
New Carrollton
  Penn Line
New Carrollton
Odenton
  Penn Line
 N/A Odenton
Penn Station
  Penn Line
Baltimore
Perryville
  Penn Line
 N/A Perryville
Point of Rocks
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Point of Rocks
Riverdale
  Camden Line
 N/A Riverdale
Rockville
  Brunswick Line
Rockville
Savage
  Camden Line
 N/A Annapolis Junction
Seabrook
  Penn Line
 N/A Lanham
Silver Spring
  Brunswick Line
Silver Spring
St. Denis
  Camden Line
 N/A Baltimore
Union Station
  Brunswick Line
  Camden Line
  Penn Line
Washington, D.C.
Washington Grove
  Brunswick Line
 N/A Washington Grove
West Baltimore
  Penn Line
 N/A Baltimore

Former stations

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

Station Line Closure date Location Notes
Berwyn
  Camden Line
 January 31, 1994 Berwyn Closed due to low ridership
Bowie
  Penn Line
 February 27, 1989 Bowie Replaced by Bowie State station
Capital Beltway
  Penn Line
 October 1983 Lanham Replaced by New Carrollton station
Edmondson Avenue
  Penn Line
 April 27, 1984 West Baltimore Replaced with West Baltimore station
Elkridge
  Camden Line
 July 1996 Elkridge Replaced by Dorsey station
Frederick Road
  Penn Line
 April 27, 1984 Baltimore
Hyattsville
  Camden Line
 1980s Hyattsville
Jericho Park
  Penn Line
 June 26, 1981 Bowie Bowie State station opened on the same site in 1989
Landover
  Penn Line
 August 1982 Landover Service moved to Amtrak's Capital Beltway station
Lanham
  Penn Line
 August 1982 Lanham Service moved to Amtrak's Capital Beltway station
Silver Spring
  Brunswick Line
 2000 Silver Spring Replaced with new MARC platforms at the Silver Spring Metro station

References
  1. "MARC Growth and Investment Plan Update 2013 to 2050" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. September 9, 2013. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  2. "Maryland Transit - MARC Trains Stations". Maryland.gov. January 21, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  3. Van Hattem, Matt (June 30, 2006). "Maryland Rail Commuter (MARC)". Trains. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  4. "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.
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