Muirkirk station (MARC)

Location
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Muirkirk
Muirkirk
MARC commuter rail station
	The southbound platform of Muirkirk station with US 1 in the background.
General information
Location	7012-B Muirkirk Road, Beltsville, Maryland
Coordinates	39°03′46″N 76°53′03″W / 39.0629°N 76.8841°W
Line(s)	Capital Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	RTA 302
Construction
Parking	650 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	MUK
History
Opened	December 12, 1994; 30 years ago
Passengers
2018	279 daily 3.3% (MARC)
Services
Former services
Ammendale toward Chicago	Contee toward Jersey City
Location
Location
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Muirkirk is a passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line between the District of Columbia's Washington Union Station and Baltimore's Camden Station.^[5] It is located at 7012-B Muirkirk Road over the bridge that carries Muirkirk Road above both the Camden Line and US 1.

Muirkirk station consists of two platforms with open shelters on both sides of the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Washington Division line. A concrete open storm drain runs beneath the northbound platform. Three pedestrian walkways cross over the storm drain as well as the tracks. US 1 runs behind the southbound platform which is protected by guard rails and a chain-link fence.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms and a large parking lot east of the tracks. The station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ Fehr, Stephen (1994-12-12). "Commuter Lines Add Stations in Va. and Md". The Washington Post. p. D3. ProQuest 757194485.
^ "MARC Cornerstone Plan" (PDF). p. 16.
^ "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) - Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ MARC station list (includes Muirkirk) Archived 2008-03-09 at the Wayback Machine MARC official website

External links

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[address-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[2] Fehr, Stephen (1994-12-12). "Commuter Lines Add Stations in Va. and Md". The Washington Post. p. D3. ProQuest 757194485.

[3] "MARC Cornerstone Plan" (PDF). p. 16.

[4] "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) - Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[track-5] MARC station list (includes Muirkirk) Archived 2008-03-09 at the Wayback Machine MARC official website

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Penn	Perryville Aberdeen Edgewood Martin State Airport Penn Station West Baltimore Halethorpe BWI Rail Odenton Bowie State Seabrook New Carrollton Union Station
Camden	Camden Station St. Denis Dorsey Jessup Savage Laurel Race Track Laurel Muirkirk Greenbelt College Park Riverdale Union Station
Brunswick	Martinsburg Duffields Harpers Ferry Brunswick Point of Rocks Frederick Monocacy Dickerson Barnesville Boyds Germantown Metropolitan Grove Gaithersburg Washington Grove Rockville Garrett Park Kensington Silver Spring Union Station
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