Cumberland is a train station in Cumberland, Maryland, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is also served by the Bayrunner Shuttle bus, which runs between Grantsville and BWI Airport. The station has one side platform serving the two tracks of the Cumberland Terminal Subdivision.
Cumberland, MD | |||||||||||||||||
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 Cumberland station in October 2015 with a Capitol Limited boarding. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 201 East Harrison Street Cumberland, Maryland United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°39′02″N 78°45′28″W / 39.6506°N 78.7579°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Cumberland Terminal Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Allegany County Transit Bayrunner Shuttle | ||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: CUM | ||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 7,651[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||
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Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides intercity service to Cumberland under the Floridian route which runs between Chicago and Miami.
History
editThe current waiting shelter for Amtrak service in Cumberland sits on the original site of the Queen City Station. This was a 174-room hotel constructed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in 1871 with a ballroom, a 400-seat dining room, and gardens and fountains.[2] The station was demolished in 1972, an act which spurred conservation efforts for architecturally and historically significant structures.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Feldstein, Albert L. (2006). Allegany County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-7385-4381-9.
- ^ Newell, Dianne (1975). The Failure to Preserve the Queen City Hotel, Cumberland, Maryland. Case Studies in Preservation. Washington, D.C.: Preservation Press. ISBN 978-0-89133-023-3.
External links
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