Odenton station

Odenton
MARC commuter rail station
MARC train led by a Kawasaki bi-level cab car enters Odenton station.
Location	1400 Odenton Road (West Entrance) 300 Morgan Road (East Entrance) Odenton, Maryland
Coordinates	39°05′13″N 76°42′23″W / 39.0869°N 76.7065°WCoordinates: 39°05′13″N 76°42′23″W / 39.0869°N 76.7065°W
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Penn Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	1,977 spaces[1]
History
Opened	July 2, 1872 (B&P)
Rebuilt	1943 (PRR), 1989[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	2,823 (MARC)
Services
Preceding station   MARC   Following station Bowie State toward Union Station Penn Line BWI Rail Station toward Perryville   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad Patuxent toward Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Harman toward Philadelphia

Odenton is a passenger rail station on MARC Train's Penn Line. It is located along Amtrak's high-speed Northeast Corridor, although Amtrak does not stop at this station.^[3] Both platforms at the station are high-level and are among the longest in the MARC system.

History

Odenton station in 1995, with PRR sign on the station house

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. Upon the establishment of Amtrak in 1971 very limited passenger services to the station survived - 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. Around 1989, the station came under the name MARC, a portion of the Maryland Transportation Administration (MTA) and continuing to serve local commuter service for the area. MARC service has exploded and, currently, sees over 50 trains stopping there each day, Monday through Friday and new but growing service on week-ends and some holidays. ^[4]

Layout

MARC Trains:

Side platform, doors open on right

← Southbound toward Washington Union Station. Next stop: Bowie State.

Northbound toward Perryville. Next stop: BWI Rail Station →

Side platform, doors open on left

References

1. "MARC Station Information". Department of Transportation: Maryland Transit Authority. Maryland.gov. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
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. "MARC Train System Map". Maryland Transit Administration. Maryland Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on July 27, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
4. Calo, Michael (December 23, 2008). "Odenton, Maryland: The town a railroad built". Mike's Railroad Page.

External links

Media related to Odenton (MARC station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Odenton station official website
• Station from Google Maps Street View
• Odenton station history