Aberdeen station (Maryland)
Aberdeen is a train station in Aberdeen, Maryland, on the Northeast Corridor. It is served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional and is served by MARC's Penn Line. It is located at 18 East Bel Air Avenue at the intersection of Philadelphia Boulevard (US 40) and West Bel Air Avenue (MD 132).[2]
Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station as seen from the 1982-built pedestrian bridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 18 East Bel Air Avenue, Aberdeen, Maryland[1] United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39.5084°N 76.1632°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Northeast Corridor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Harford Transit: 1, 1A, 4, 6, 6A, 8 MTA Maryland: Commuter Bus 420[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 189 spaces[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Bike Racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | ABE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1898 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | January 28, 1935[3] (ceremonial) February 10, 1935[4] (regular service) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 56,285 annually[5] 1.62% (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The station was originally built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad approximately in 1898, and inherited by the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad.[6] The current station is a modern structure built in 1943 by Lester C. Tichy (1905–1981) for the Pennsylvania Railroad,[7] It contains a 1960s-style pedestrian tunnel, with one of the entrances located at the former north station house. It also contains a pedestrian bridge built in 1982. Aberdeen was also served by an 1886-built Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station along what is now the CSX Philadelphia Subdivision just north of this one on West Bel Air Avenue.[8] Prior to the mid-1980s there was a grade crossing located next to the station. It was removed after Amtrak completed the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project and replaced with an overpass.
Service
MARC
Aberdeen is on the northern section of MARC's Penn Line, served by seven northbound and six southbound trains daily.[9] In April 2017, the daily MARC ridership was 159.[10]
Amtrak
The station is serviced by most Northeast Regional trains running between Penn Station in New York City and Union Station in Washington, D.C., but only by some trains originating or terminating at South Station in Boston. On weekends, the station is served by one Northeast Regional bound for Norfolk, Virginia and one leaving Richmond. Acela Express and all long-distance trains pass through the station without stopping.[11][12][13]
Station layout
The station has two side platforms and a station building on the north side of the tracks.
M | Mezzanine | Overpass between platforms |
P Platform level |
Street level | Exit/entrance, station house, buses, parking |
Side platform | ||
Track 4 | ← Penn Line toward Union Station (Edgewood) ← Northeast Regional toward Washington or Norfolk (Baltimore) ← Amtrak services do not stop here → | |
Track 2 | ← Amtrak services do not stop here → | |
Track 3 | ← Amtrak services do not stop here → Northeast Regional toward Boston (Newark) Penn Line toward Perryville (Terminus) → | |
Side platform |
Gallery
- Northbound populuxe pedestrian tunnel
- Northbound platforms
- Southbound platforms
References
- "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "MARC Station Information". MARC. Retrieved June 11, 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.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. June 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- Harford County: Then and Now, by Bill Bates; Page 61
- Library of Congress Photographs from 1944
- Existing railway stations in Harford County, Maryland
- "Penn Line Schedule" (PDF). MARC. April 23, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- "MARC Riders Advisory Council Meeting Minutes: May 18, 2017" (PDF). MARC. May 18, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- "Northeast Corridor Schedule Boston/Springfield–Washington, DC" (PDF). Amtrak. June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- "Northeast Corridor Schedule New York–Washington, DC" (PDF). Amtrak. June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- "Northeast Corridor Schedule Boston-Norfolk" (PDF). Amtrak. March 4, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.