U.S. passenger rail system in Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
Maryland Area Rail Commuter
A MARC HHP-8 leads an express train into Odenton station in Odenton, Maryland
Overview
Owner
Maryland Transit Administration
Locale
Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
Transit type
Commuter rail
Number of lines
3
Number of stations
42
Daily ridership
12,400 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[1]
Annual ridership
3,860,600 (2023)[2]
Chief executive
Holly Arnold[3]
Website
mta.maryland.gov/marc-train
Operation
Began operation
1984; 40 years ago (1984) (as Maryland Rail Commuter)
Operator(s)
Alstom (Camden and Brunswick Lines) Amtrak (Penn Line)
Reporting marks
MARC
Infrastructure manager(s)
Amtrak, CSX
Technical
System length
187 mi (301 km)
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification
Overhead line, 12 kV 25 Hz AC (Penn Line)
Top speed
125 mph (201 km/h)
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Legend
Brunswick Line
Capitol Limited
to Chicago
Martinsburg
Duffields
Harpers Ferry
West Virginia
Maryland
Potomac River
South Mountain Tunnel
Brunswick
Catoctin Tunnel
Point of Rocks Tunnel
Point of Rocks
Monocacy
Frederick
Monocacy River
Dickerson
Penn Line
Barnesville
Amtrak
Boyds
Perryville
Germantown
Susquehanna River
Metropolitan Grove
Aberdeen
Gaithersburg
Bush River
Washington Grove
Edgewood
Rockville
Gunpowder River
Garrett Park
Martin Airport
Kensington
Back River
Silver Spring
Union Tunnel
Penn Station
B&P Tunnel
West Baltimore
Camden Line
Frederick Road
closed 1984
Camden Station
Halethorpe
Gwynns Falls
St. Denis
Patapsco River
Patapsco River
Elkridge
closed 1996
Dorsey
BWI Airport
Jessup
Savage
Odenton
Laurel Race Track
Patuxent River
Bowie State
Laurel
Bowie
closed
Muirkirk
Seabrook
Greenbelt
Lanham
closed
Berwyn
closed 1991
Capital Beltway
closed
College Park
New Carrollton
Riverdale
Landover
closed
Hyattsville
closed c. 1980s
Maryland
Washington, D.C.
Northwest Branch
Anacostia River
Anacostia River
Maryland
Washington, D.C.
Union Station
Virginia Railway Express
Amtrak
Key
Penn Line
Camden Line
Brunswick Line
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MARC (Maryland Area Rail Commuter)[4] is a commuter rail system in the Washington–Baltimore area. MARC (reporting mark MARC) is administered by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) and operated under contract by Alstom and Amtrak on track owned by CSX Transportation (CSXT) and Amtrak.[5][6] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 3,860,600, or about 12,400 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023, less than pre-COVID-19 pandemic weekday ridership of 40,000.[7]
With trains on the Penn Line reaching a maximum speed of 125 miles per hour (201 km/h), MARC has the highest top speed of any commuter railroad in the United States.[8]
^"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^"Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^"StackPath". www.masstransitmag.com. November 12, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^"2020 Maryland Statutes :: Transportation :: Title 7 – Mass Transit :: Subtitle 2 – Maryland Transit Administration :: Section 7-208 – Jurisdiction of Administration Over Transit Facilities". Justia Law. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^"Alstom receives new contract for MARC operations, maintenance". Trains News Wire. April 10, 2023.
^"Amtrak Awarded Five-Year Contract for MARC Penn Line". Mass Transit. Endeavor Business Media. February 28, 2018.
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