Aberdeen station is a train station in Aberdeen, Maryland, on the Northeast Corridor. It is served by Amtrak Northeast Regional intercity service and MARC Penn Line commuter service. The station has two side platforms serving the outer tracks of the three-track Northeast Corridor, with a station building on the north side of the tracks.
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| Location | 18 East Bel Air Avenue Aberdeen, Maryland United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°30′30″N 76°09′48″W / 39.5084°N 76.1632°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Harford Transit: 1, 1A, 4, 6, 6A, 8 MTA Maryland: Commuter Bus 420[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 189 spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: ABE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1898 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | January 28, 1935[3] (ceremonial) February 10, 1935[4] (regular service) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 42,671[5] (Amtrak only) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
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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.
MARC Penn Line service was extended to Perryville on May 1, 1991, with intermediate stops at Aberdeen, Edgewood, and Martin State Airport.[9][10] The station was restored in 1993 at a cost of $400,000. The work included a new roof for the fire-damaged building.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "MARC Station Information". MARC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "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, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Harford County: Then and Now, by Bill Bates; Page 61
- ^ Library of Congress Photographs from 1944
- ^ Existing railway stations in Harford County, Maryland
- ^ Turner, R. Edward (May 1, 1991). "New commuter line makes debut". The News Journal. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reid, Bruce (May 1, 1991). "Commuter rail, Perryville to Baltimore, starts today: MARC line's new Susquehanna Flyer out to attract commuters. ALL ABOARD!". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013.
- ^ Miller, Adriane B. (February 10, 1993). "Aberdeen's old depot forgotten no longer". The Baltimore Sun. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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Media related to Aberdeen station (Maryland) at Wikimedia Commons