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°W / 39.0869; -76.7065Coordinates: 39°05′13″N 76°42′23″W / 39.0869°N 76.7065°W / 39.0869; -76.7065
Owned by Amtrak
Line(s) Northeast Corridor
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Connections RTA 202, RTA 203
Construction
Parking 1,977 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities Yes (5 Bike lockers)
History
Opened July 2, 1872 (B&P)
Rebuilt 1943 (PRR), 1989[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 2,823 (MARC)
Services
Preceding station   MARC   Following station
Penn Line
toward Perryville
  Former services  
Pennsylvania Railroad
Patuxent
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Harman

Odenton is a passenger rail station on the Northeast Corridor. It is served by MARC Penn Line trains; Amtrak trains pass through but do not stop.[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]

Station layout

G Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← Penn Line toward Washington, DC (Bowie State)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Bypass track ← Amtrak services do not stop here →
Northbound Amtrak services do not stop here →
Penn Line toward Baltimore, Martin Airport or Perryville (BWI Airport) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Ground level Exit/entrance and parking

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.[5]

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.
  5. ↑ McCombs, Alan J. (2009-02-23). "Fort Meade launches commuter shuttle service". United States Army. Retrieved 2017-06-25.

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