Perryville station

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Perryville
Perryville station facing north, March 2015.jpg
Perryville station in March 2015
General information
Location650 Broad Street [1]
Perryville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°33′30″N76°04′18″W / 39.5583°N 76.0717°W / 39.5583; -76.0717
Owned by Amtrak
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Cecil Transit: 2
Construction
Parking135 spaces [1]
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1905 (PW&B)
Rebuilt1992
ElectrifiedJanuary 28, 1935 [2] (ceremonial)
February 10, 1935 [3] (regular service)
Passengers
2018128 daily [4] Decrease2.svg 26.4%(MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC train.svg MARC Following station
Aberdeen
towards Union Station
Penn Line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Aberdeen Chesapeake
1978–1983
Elkton
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Havre-de-Grace Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Principio
toward Philadelphia
Proposed services
Preceding station MARC train.svg MARC Following station
Aberdeen
towards Union Station
Penn Line Elkton
towards Newark

Perryville station is a passenger rail station on the Northeast Corridor in Perryville, Maryland. It is the northern terminus of the MARC Penn Line. The station has a single side platform serving the northern track of the four-track Northeast Corridor. The station building houses the Perryville Railroad Museum, which includes a model train layout and exhibits about the history of railroads in Perryville.

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In 2023, the Maryland Transit Administration signed an agreement with Delaware Transit Corporation to extend MARC service from Perryville to Newark, Delaware, where it would connect with SEPTA Regional Rail. [5]

History

A Metroliner passes through Perryville station in 1979 Metroliner at Perryville station, October 1979.jpg
A Metroliner passes through Perryville station in 1979

The Perryville station was originally built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad in 1905 and adopted by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and is located within a wye for the PW&B's Port Deposit Branch. When Amtrak took over passenger service in 1971, the station was closed. It was a stop for the Chesapeake , which ran from 1978 to 1983. [6] MARC Penn Line service was extended to Perryville on May 1, 1991, with intermediate stops at Aberdeen, Edgewood, and Martin State Airport. [7] [8] The station was restored that year at a cost near $1 million. [7] [9] [10]

By September 2001, a single southbound Amtrak Northeast Regional train stopped at Perryville to supplement regular MARC service. [11] The stop at Perryville was for MARC passengers only and was not listed in Amtrak timetables. [12] Amtrak service at Perryville was suspended in March 2020 when Amtrak reduced service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [13] [14]

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