Cumberland station (Maryland)

Cumberland, MD
Cumberland station in October 2015 with a Capitol Limited boarding.
Location East Harrison Street & Gulf Memorial Drive
Cumberland, MD 21502
Coordinates 39°39′02″N 78°45′28″W / 39.6506°N 78.7579°W / 39.6506; -78.7579Coordinates: 39°39′02″N 78°45′28″W / 39.6506°N 78.7579°W / 39.6506; -78.7579
Line(s)
  Capitol Limited
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Connections
Other information
Station code CUM
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 11,858 annually[1] Increase 1.98%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Chicago
Capitol Limited
  Former services  
Amtrak
Keyser
toward Cincinnati
Shenandoah

Cumberland is a train station in Cumberland, Maryland, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is also served by the Bayrunner Shuttle bus, which runs between Grantsville and BWI Airport.

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides intercity service to Cumberland under the Capitol Limited route which runs between Chicago and Washington, D.C.

History

The current waiting shelter for Amtrak service in Cumberland sits on the original site of the Queen City Station. This was a 174-room hotel constructed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in 1871 with a ballroom, a 400-seat dining room, and gardens and fountains.[2] The station was demolished in 1972, an act which spurred conservation efforts for architecturally and historically significant structures.[3]

Station layout

Side platform, doors will open on the left, right
Westbound/Eastbound ← Capitol Limited toward Chicago (Connellsville)
Capitol Limited toward Washington, DC (Martinsburg) →
No service ← No passenger service →

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. November 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Feldstein, Albert L. (2006). Allegany County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-7385-4381-9.
  3. ↑ Newell, Dianne (1975). The Failure to Preserve the Queen City Hotel, Cumberland, Maryland. Case Studies in Preservation. Washington, D.C.: Preservation Press. ISBN 978-0-89133-023-3.
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