Edgewood station (MARC)

Edgewood is a passenger rail station on the Northeast Corridor serving the unincorporated community of Edgewood, Maryland. It is located between the Aberdeen and Martin State Airport stations. MARC Penn Line trains regularly service the station, along with just one Amtrak train — southbound Northeast Regional train No. 111 — which stops to receive MARC passengers.[5]

For other uses, see Edgewood station.
Edgewood
MARC commuter rail station
Looking northbound; the station building is at left and the smaller northbound shelter at right
General information
Location2127 Old Edgewood Road, Edgewood, Maryland[1]
Coordinates39.4160°N 76.2927°W / 39.4160; -76.2927
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking295 spaces[2]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 1, 1991 (1991-05-01)[3]
Passengers
2018271 daily[4] Increase 5.9% (MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Martin State Airport
towards Union Station
 Penn Line Aberdeen
towards Perryville
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Baltimore
toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke
 Northeast Regional
MARC Passengers Only
 Aberdeen
toward Boston South or Springfield
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Baltimore
toward Washington, D.C.
 Chesapeake Aberdeen
toward Philadelphia–Suburban
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Magnolia
toward Washington, D.C.
 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Otter Point
toward Philadelphia

Edgewood station serves the southern terminus of Maryland Route 755 which terminates at an entrance to the Aberdeen Proving Ground. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks. The station is also located east of Amtrak's Edgewood Interlocking Tower, previously owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad.[6]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms and a small station house north of the tracks. Parking is located on either side of the station area.

P
Platform level		 Street level Exit/entrance, station house, parking
Side platform
Track 3 ←      Penn Line toward Union Station (Martin State Airport)
←      Amtrak services do not stop here
Track 2 ←      Amtrak services do not stop here →
→      Penn Line toward Perryville (Aberdeen) →
Side platform

No track is designated as "Track 1" at the station; the tracks are numbered in accordance with the former Pennsylvania Railroad's convention of retaining track numbers relative to their position in a four-track main line.

Former station depot

The former Edgewood station of the Pennsylvania Railroad was designed by architect Lester C. Tichy in association with designer Raymond Loewy.[7][8] Historic photographs and architectural drawings of the Edgewood station can be found in the March 1943 issue of The Architectural Forum magazine.

References
  1. "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. "MARC Station Information". MARC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  3. Reid, Bruce (1991-05-01). "Commuter rail, Perryville to Baltimore, starts today: MARC line's new Susquehanna Flyer out to attract commuters. ALL ABOARD!". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  4. "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) - Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. "MARC Penn Line Schedule Change - September 23, 2019". MARC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. "History of Edgewood". Edgewood, Maryland. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  7. "Two Stations for the Pennsylvania R.R.". The Architectural Forum. 78: 83–88. March 1943 – via USModernist.
  8. "Art: New Stations". Time. March 2, 1942. p. 48. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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