Perryville station is a passenger rail station on the Northeast Corridor in Perryville, Maryland. It is the northern terminus of the MARC Penn Line. The station has a single side platform serving the northern track of the four-track Northeast Corridor. The station building houses the Perryville Railroad Museum, which includes a model train layout and exhibits about the history of railroads in Perryville.
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 Perryville station in March 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 650 Broad Street[1] Perryville, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°33′30″N 76°04′18″W / 39.5583°N 76.0717°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Cecil Transit: 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 135 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1905 (PW&B) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | January 28, 1935[2] (ceremonial) February 10, 1935[3] (regular service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 128 daily[4]  26.4% (MARC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2023, the Maryland Transit Administration signed an agreement with Delaware Transit Corporation to extend MARC service from Perryville to Newark, Delaware, where it would connect with SEPTA Regional Rail.[5]
History
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The Perryville station was originally built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad in 1905 and adopted by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and is located within a wye for the PW&B's Port Deposit Branch. When Amtrak took over passenger service in 1971, the station was closed. It was a stop for the Chesapeake, which ran from 1978 to 1983.[6] MARC Penn Line service was extended to Perryville on May 1, 1991, with intermediate stops at Aberdeen, Edgewood, and Martin State Airport.[7][8] The station was restored that year at a cost near $1 million.[7][9][10]
By September 2001, a single southbound Amtrak Northeast Regional train stopped at Perryville to supplement regular MARC service.[11] The stop at Perryville was for MARC passengers only and was not listed in Amtrak timetables.[12] Amtrak service at Perryville was suspended in March 2020 when Amtrak reduced service due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b "MARC Station Information". MARC. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ "Pennsy's New Electric Train Breaks Record". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 28, 1935. p. 28. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) - Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Maryland inks deal with Delaware aimed at bringing MARC commuter trains to Newark". Delaware Business Now. April 16, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "1979 Amtrak Chesapeake timetable".
- ^ a b Turner, R. Edward (May 1, 1991). "New commuter line makes debut". The News Journal. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reid, Bruce (May 1, 1991). "Commuter rail, Perryville to Baltimore, starts today: MARC line's new Susquehanna Flyer out to attract commuters. ALL ABOARD!". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013.
- ^ Turner, R. Edward (February 10, 1991). "Cry of 'All aboard!' returning to Perryville=". The News Journal. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turner, R. Edward (February 10, 1991). "Stringent standards may prolong Perryville station restoration". The News Journal. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn Line" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. September 30, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2002.
- ^ Train Service Accounting Procedures User Guide (PDF). Amtrak. August 12, 2019. p. 15.
- ^ "Service Alert 5813: REMINDER: MARC Penn Line - R schedule starting Tuesday". Maryland Transit Administration. March 16, 2020.
- ^ "Summary Minutes: MARC Riders Advisory Council Meeting" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. February 13, 2020. p. 14.
External links
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Media related to Perryville station at Wikimedia Commons