Point of Rocks station

Point of Rocks is a historic passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, WV, located at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, United States.[5] The station was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1873, and designed by E. Francis Baldwin. It is situated at the junction of the B&O Old Main Line (running to Baltimore) and the Metropolitan Branch (running to Washington, D.C.). The Met Branch also opened in 1873 and became the principal route for passenger trains between Baltimore, Washington and points west.

Not to be confused with Point of Rocks Stage Station State Historic Site.
Point of Rocks
MARC Commuter rail station
Amtrak's Capitol Limited passing through the Point of Rocks station.
Location4000 Clay Street, Point of Rocks, Maryland[1]
Coordinates39°16′24.7″N 77°32′00″W
Line(s)Metropolitan Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessNo[2]
History
Opened1873
Passengers
2018319 daily[3]  26.7% (MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Brunswick
towards Martinsburg
 Brunswick Line Dickerson
towards Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Brunswick
toward Chicago
 Main Line Dickerson
toward Jersey City
Catoctin
toward Chicago
 Tuscarora
toward Jersey City
Terminus Old Main Line Adamstown
toward Baltimore Camden
Point of Rocks Railroad Station
LocationOff of U.S. 15
Point of Rocks, Maryland
Coordinates39°16′24.7″N 77°32′00″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1875 (1875)
ArchitectBaldwin, E. Francis
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.73000918[4]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973

The main station building is a ​2 1⁄2-story, triangular Gothic Revival with a four-story tower and a ​1 1⁄2-story wing at the base. The tower has a pyramidal roof containing a dormer on each side. On top is a square cupola supporting a pyramidal peaked roof.[6]

The station building itself is not open to the public and is used by CSX as storage and offices for maintenance of way crews. In 2008, new platforms and platform shelters were built for MARC commuters traveling east towards Washington DC, replacing older bus shelter–style structures which were erected in the mid-1990s.

During the blizzard of 2010, the south side awning on the main building collapsed under the weight of record snow fall, and was later removed leaving half the building missing cover. In January 2011, work to rebuild the destroyed part of the structure began.

The Point of Rocks Railroad Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973,[4] and reopened for the Maryland Rail Commuter Service, now called MARC, which established the Brunswick Line.

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Street level Exit/entrance, station house, parking
Side platform
Outbound ←      Brunswick Line toward Martinsburg (Brunswick)
←      Capitol Limited does not stop here
Inbound →      Capitol Limited does not stop here →
→      Brunswick Line toward Union Station (Dickerson) →
Side platform

References
  1. "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  3. "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) - Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. MARC station list (includes Point of Rocks) Archived 2010-01-31 at the Wayback Machine MARC official website
  6. Arthur Townsend (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Point of Rocks Railroad Station" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

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