May 1, 1873 (ceremonial opening)[3] May 25, 1873 (regular passenger service)[3][4]
Rebuilt
1887[5]
Key dates
1928
1887 station depot razed[5]
Passengers
November 2022
9 (daily)[6] (MARC)
Services
Preceding station
MARC
Following station
Barnesville
towards Martinsburg or Frederick
Brunswick Line
Germantown
towards Union Station
Former services
Preceding station
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Following station
Barnesville
toward Chicago
Main Line
Germantown
toward Jersey City
Buck Lodge
toward Chicago
Location
Boyds is an active commuter railroad train station in Boyds, Montgomery County, Maryland. Located on Clopper Road west of the junction with Maryland Routes 117 and 121, the station services trains of MARC's Brunswick Line between Union Station in Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, West Virginia, along with some trains to Frederick, Maryland. Trains for Amtrak's Capitol Limited bypass the station. The next station west is Barnesville and the next one east is Germantown. Boyds station consists of two low-level side platforms and a single three-sided glass shelter, along with a small parking lot. Boyds station includes a 1931-built pedestrian tunnel originally built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.[7]
Boyds station began operations with the opening of the Metropolitan Branch Railroad on May 25, 1873. The station was named after James A. Boyd, a wealthy contractor who helped build the new railroad through the area.[3][4] Ephraim Francis Baldwin, the architect for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, designed a brick combination station at Boyds the railroad built in 1887. This structure lasted until 1928.[5]
^"MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^"MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
^ abc"Metropolitan Branch Railroad". The Baltimore Sun. May 1, 1873. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ab"Metropolitan Branch Railroad". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1873. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abcTamburrino, Tim (January 2000). Maryland Historical Trust NR-Eligiblity Review Form - Metropolitan Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (PDF). KCI Technologies, Inc. (Report). Maryland Historical Trust. p. 7. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
^"MARC Brunswick Line Technical Report" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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