Jessup | |||||||||||||||
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Location | 8 Old Jessup Road Jessup, Maryland [1] | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°09′05″N76°46′35″W / 39.1515°N 76.7763°W | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Capital Subdivision | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Parking | 75 spaces [1] | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | No [1] | ||||||||||||||
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2018 | 1 daily [2] | ||||||||||||||
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