Odenton station

Odenton
Odenton
	MARC train at Odenton station platform
General information
Location	1400 Odenton Road; Odenton, Maryland
Coordinates	39°05′13″N 76°42′23″W / 39.0869°N 76.7065°W
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Anne Arundel County Office of Transportation: 202, Crofton Connector
Construction
Parking	1,977 spaces
Bicycle facilities	5 lockers
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 2, 1872 (B&P)
Rebuilt	1943 (PRR), 1989
Electrified	1935
Passengers
2018	2,984 daily 20.8%
Services
Former services
Location
Location

Odenton station is a passenger rail station on the MARC Penn Line. It is located along the Northeast Corridor; Amtrak trains operating along the corridor pass through but do not stop.^[6] Both platforms at the station are high-level and are among the longest in the MARC system.

History

The Odenton station was originally built in 1872 by the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad which was later merged into the Pennsylvania Railroad on November 1, 1902. The station survived the merger between the New York Central Railroad and the PRR that formed Penn Central. When Amtrak was formed in 1971, it initially retained very limited intercity service to the station – eventually dwindling to 2 trains each way, each day, Monday – Friday. Although the station building closed to the public at that time, it continued to be used as a maintenance-of-way storage facility.

Commuter passenger service has operated continuously from this station since prior to 1900. Since around 1989, the station has been served by MARC, a division of the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) who continues to provide commuter service to the area. MARC service has expanded and, currently, sees over 50 trains stopping there each day, Monday through Friday and new but growing service on week-ends and some holidays.^[7]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving the outer tracks of the Northeast Corridor, with a tunnel connecting the two platforms.

Connecting services

The National Security Agency (NSA) maintains a shuttle service from Odenton station to its Visitor Control Center at its headquarters at Fort George G. Meade; it has done so since 2005. In 2009 the U.S. Army established a similar shuttle service from Odenton station to the Army section of Fort Meade; the NSA operates this service, allowing garrison employees, persons with Fort Meade visitor passes, and U.S. Department of Defense IDs to board.^[8] In addition, Anne Arundel County's 202 and Crofton Connector shuttles service the station, providing a link to Annapolis, Maryland and Arundel Mills.

References

^ ^a ^b "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ Camp, M. J. "Anne Arundel County, Maryland". Significant Extant Railroad/Railway Structures of North America. Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
^ "Pennsy's New Electric Train Breaks Record". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 28, 1935. p. 28. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N.Y.-Washington Electric Train Service Starts Sunday on P.R.R." The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. February 9, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) – Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "MARC Train System Map". Maryland Transit Administration. Maryland Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 27, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
^ Calo, Michael (December 23, 2008). "Odenton, Maryland: The town a railroad built". Mike's Railroad Page.
^ McCombs, Alan J. (February 23, 2009). "Fort Meade launches commuter shuttle service". United States Army. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

External links

Media related to Odenton (MARC station) at Wikimedia Commons

[Station_information-1] "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[2] Camp, M. J. "Anne Arundel County, Maryland". Significant Extant Railroad/Railway Structures of North America. Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc. Retrieved October 20, 2016.

[3] "Pennsy's New Electric Train Breaks Record". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 28, 1935. p. 28. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "N.Y.-Washington Electric Train Service Starts Sunday on P.R.R." The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. February 9, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) – Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[track-6] "MARC Train System Map". Maryland Transit Administration. Maryland Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 27, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2008.

[7] Calo, Michael (December 23, 2008). "Odenton, Maryland: The town a railroad built". Mike's Railroad Page.

[8] McCombs, Alan J. (February 23, 2009). "Fort Meade launches commuter shuttle service". United States Army. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

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