Martin State Airport station

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Martin State Airport station platform, looking in the northbound direction
General information
Location2710 Eastern Boulevard [1]
Middle River, Maryland
Coordinates 39°20′18″N76°25′11″W / 39.3383°N 76.4196°W / 39.3383; -76.4196
Owned by Amtrak
Operated by Maryland Transit Administration
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MTA BaltimoreLink: 59, 160 [2]
Construction
Parking320 spaces [1]
AccessibleNo [1]
History
OpenedMay 1, 1991 (1991-05-01) [3]
Passengers
2018320 daily [4] Decrease2.svg 17.5%
Services
Preceding station MARC train.svg MARC Following station
Penn Station
towards Union Station
Penn Line Edgewood
towards Perryville

Martin State Airport station, also referred to as Martin Airport, is a passenger rail station on the Northeast Corridor serving Martin State Airport in the unincorporated community of Middle River, Maryland. It is located in between the Aberdeen and Baltimore stations. It is served by the MARC Penn Line; Amtrak trains pass through the station without stopping.

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Station layout

The station is non-compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, lacking raised platforms for level boarding.

The station features a single side platform on the outer northbound track with wooden boards allowing passenger access to other tracks. Trains generally stop on Tracks 1 and 3.

P
Platform level
Track 3      Penn Line toward Union Station (Penn Station)
      Amtrak services do not stop
Track 2      Amtrak services do not stop →
Track 1      Amtrak services do not stop →
      Penn Line toward Perryville (Edgewood)
Track A
Side platform
GStreet levelEntrance/exit, parking, buses

The tracks are numbered in accordance with the former Pennsylvania Railroad's convention of retaining track numbers relative to their position in a four-track main line, with tracks adjacent to "Track 1" using successive letters beginning with "Track A." Track A merges into Track 1 both approximately five miles North and South of the station.

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References

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