Odenton (MARC station)

Odenton MARC commuter rail station
MARC train led by a Kawasaki bi-level cab car enters Odenton station.
Station statistics
Address	1400 Odenton Road (West Entrance) 300 Morgan Road (East Entrance) Odenton, MD, 21113
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
Line(s)	Penn Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Parking	Yes
Other information
Opened	July 2, 1872 (B&P)
Rebuilt	1943 (PRR), 1989[1]
Owned by	Amtrak
Traffic
Passengers (2012 daily boardings)	2,100
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 the MARC Penn Line between Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD and Perryville, MD. The station is located along Amtrak's high-speed Northeast Corridor; however, Amtrak does not stop at this station.^[2] Both platforms at the station are high-level and are among the longest in the MARC system.

History

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; however, upon the establishment of Amtrak in 1971 passenger service to the station ceased, although it was used as a maintenance-of-way storage facility. MARC reopened the station for local commuter service in 1989.^[3]

References

External links

Media related to Odenton (MARC station) at Wikimedia Commons

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

An Amtrak train flies past Odenton Station

A MARC Train rushes back to DC from Odenton. Note the PRR sign on the station house.