Seabrook station is a station on the Northeast Corridor located in the unincorporated community of Seabrook, Maryland, United States. It is served by most weekday MARC Penn Line trains; all Amtrak and weekend MARC Penn Line trains pass through without stopping. It is located at 6221 Seabrook Road south of Lanham Severn Road (Maryland Route 564) in Seabrook, although MARC gives the location as being in Lanham, Maryland. The station is unstaffed and is located at the end of a dead-end street. Parking is available on the southeast corner of the official address, and also on the opposite side of the tracks on the northeast corner of Seabrook Road and Smith Avenue.

Seabrook
Seabrook station platforms in August 2014
General information
Location6221 Seabrook Road[1]
Seabrook, Maryland
Coordinates38°58′23″N 76°50′36″W / 38.973191497848866°N 76.84341493196216°W / 38.973191497848866; -76.84341493196216
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus transport Metrobus: B27
Construction
Parking264 spaces[1]
AccessibleYes[1]
History
OpenedApril 30, 1984 (1984-04-30)[2]
Rebuilt1980s
Electrified1935[3][4]
Passengers
2018517 daily[5]Increase 25.5%
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
New Carrollton Penn Line Bowie State
towards Perryville
Former services
Preceding station MARC Following station
New Carrollton Penn Line Bowie
Pre-1989
towards Perryville
Preceding station Conrail Following station
Lanham
Pre-1982
Baltimore-Washington Bowie
toward Baltimore
Capital Beltway
1982-1983
New Carrollton
1983
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Lanham Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Glenndale
Location
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Station layout

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The present high-level platforms were built in the late 1980s, replacing bare asphalt platforms near the now-closed Seabrook Road level crossing.[6] Prior to the mid-1980s two grade crossings were located just northeast of the station near Glenn Dale, Maryland. They were both closed as part of the Northeast Corridor Improvement Plan and replaced with an underpass.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ McCord, Joel (April 28, 1984). "New Station, New Schedule for Rail Users". The Baltimore Sun. p. 12. Retrieved February 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Pennsy's New Electric Train Breaks Record". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 28, 1935. p. 28. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "N.Y.-Washington Electric Train Service Starts Sunday on P.R.R." The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. February 9, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) – Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "News and Upcoming Events" (PDF). Transit Times. 1 (2). Action Committee for Transit. Summer 1987.
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