Laurel Race Track station

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Laurel Race Track
MARC commuter rail station
Laurel Racetrack Station.JPG
The Laurel Race Track station's Washington-bound platform as seen from the unused Camden Station-bound platform in July 2012
General information
LocationLaurel Racetrack Road, Laurel, Maryland [1]
Line(s) Capital Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking300 spaces [1]
AccessibleNo [2]
History
Opened1911
Passengers
20182 daily [3]  Decrease2.svg 60%(MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC train.svg MARC Following station
Laurel
toward Union Station
Camden Line
Limited service
 Savage
One-way operation
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Laurel
toward Chicago
Main Line Savage
toward Jersey City
Location
Laurel Race Track station

Laurel Race Track is a passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line between the District of Columbia's Washington Union Station and Baltimore's Camden Station. [4] The station was built in 1911, by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, to serve the Laurel Park race track, as is indicated by the station's eponymous name.

Contents

The station and race track are just northeast of Laurel, Maryland, United States. Since the railroad tracks at the station form a geographical boundary, one station platform is in Howard County and the other (unused by MARC) is in Anne Arundel County.

Service at this station is very limited. Only evening south/westbound trains (to Washington) stop at this station, and it is a flag stop, meaning that trains only stop if passengers need to get on or off. [5]

Nearby places and attractions

Transit-oriented development

The transit-oriented development community of Laurel Park station is planned to be constructed just north of the station and racecourse off of Whiskey Bottom Road. The new community calls for 1,000 mixed residential units, 127,000 square feet of retail space, and 650,000 square feet of office space. [6]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms. The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, lacking raised platforms for level boarding as well as tactile paving along the edges of the platform.

References

  1. 1 2 "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration . Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) – Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ "MARC System Map (includes Laurel Race Track)]". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ "MARC Camden Line WB Schedule". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ Yeager, Amanda (August 20, 2015). "Laurel Park Station development gaining steam". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 19, 2016.

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