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Camden Line
Overview
StatusActive
OwnerCSX Transportation (tracks)
LocaleWashington, D.C. and Baltimore suburbs
Termini
Stations12
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemMARC Train
Train number(s)840–860
Operator(s)Alstom/Maryland Transit Administration
Daily ridership4,684 (June 2017)[1]
History
Opened1830
Technical
Line length39 mi (63 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Operating speed32.5 mph (52.3 km/h) (avg.)
70 mph (110 km/h) (top)
Route map
Map Camden Line highlighted in orange
Camden Station
St. Denis
Elkridge
closed 1996
Dorsey
Jessup
Savage
Laurel Race Track
Laurel
Muirkirk
Greenbelt
Berwyn
closed 1991
College Park
Riverdale
Hyattsville
closed 1980s
Union Station
DC Streetcar Virginia Railway Express Amtrak

The Camden Line is a MARC commuter rail line that runs for 39 mi (63 km) between Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C., and Camden Station in Baltimore, Maryland, over the CSX Capital Subdivision and Baltimore Terminal Subdivision. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad began running commuter service from Baltimore to Ellicott City over part of the current line's trackage on May 24, 1830, making this corridor one of the country's oldest rail routes still in operation.[2] The line was extended to Washington on August 25, 1835.[3] The Camden Line is the shortest MARC line. As of 2019, the Camden Line is a weekday-only service.[4]

Stations list

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State Town/City Station Connections
DC Washington, D.C. Union Station Amtrak Amtrak: Acela, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Floridian, Northeast Regional, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Vermonter, Amtrak Thruway to Charlottesville, Virginia
MARC: Penn Line, Brunswick Line
Virginia Railway Express VRE: Manassas Line, Fredericksburg Line
Metrorail: Red Line
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) Metrobus: 80, 96, 97, D6, D8, X1, X2, X8, X9
DC Circulator DC Circulator: Georgetown, Navy Yard
DC Streetcar DC Streetcar: H Street/Benning Road Line
MTA Maryland bus routes MTA Maryland: 903
Loudon County Commuter Bus Loudoun County Transit: Loudoun County
OmniRide PRTC: Lake Ridge OmniRide
Bus interchange Intercity bus service: Greyhound, Peter Pan, Megabus, Washington Deluxe, BestBus
MD Riverdale Park Riverdale Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) Metrobus: F4
College Park College Park Metrorail: Green Line
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) Metrobus: 83, 83X, 86, C8, F6, J4, R12
Bus interchange University of Maryland, College Park: Shuttle-UM 104, 109
TheBus (Prince George's County) Prince George's County TheBus: 14, 17
MTA Maryland bus routes MTA Commuter Bus: 204
Greenbelt Greenbelt Metrorail: Green Line
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) Metrobus: 87, 89, 89M, B30, C2, G12, G14, R12
Bus interchange University of Maryland, College Park: Shuttle-UM 129
TheBus (Prince George's County) Prince George's County TheBus: 11, 15X, 16
Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland RTA: 302
Beltsville Muirkirk Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland RTA: 302
Laurel Laurel Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) Metrobus: 87, 89M
Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland RTA: 409
Laurel Race Track
Savage Savage Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland RTA: 409
Jessup Jessup
Dorsey Dorsey Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland RTA: 501
St. Denis St. Denis
Baltimore Camden Station Baltimore Light RailLink

References

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  1. ^ "MTA Average Weekday Ridership - by Month". Maryland Open Data Portal. June 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Stover, John F. (January 1, 1995). History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Purdue University Press. ISBN 9781557530660.
  3. ^ Dilts, James D. (1996). The Great Road: The Building of the Baltimore and Ohio, the Nation's First Railroad, 1828-1853. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-8047-2629-0.
  4. ^ "MARC Camden Line Weekday Schedule" (PDF). MTA Maryland. March 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
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