Aberdeen station (Maryland)

Aberdeen is a train station in Aberdeen, Maryland, on the Northeast Corridor. It is served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional and is served by MARC's Penn Line. It is located at 18 East Bel Air Avenue at the intersection of Philadelphia Boulevard (US 40) and West Bel Air Avenue (MD 132).[2]

For other railway stations named Aberdeen, see Aberdeen station. For other uses of Aberdeen, see Aberdeen (disambiguation).

Aberdeen
Station as seen from the 1982-built pedestrian bridge
Location	18 East Bel Air Avenue, Aberdeen, Maryland[1] United States
Coordinates	39.5084°N 76.1632°W / 39.5084; -76.1632
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Harford Transit: 1, 1A, 4, 6, 6A, 8 MTA Maryland: Commuter Bus 420[2]
Construction
Parking	189 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities	Bike Racks
Other information
Station code	ABE
History
Opened	1898
Rebuilt	1943
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	56,285 annually[3]  1.62% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Baltimore toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Newark, Delaware toward Boston South or Springfield Preceding station MARC Following station Edgewood towards Union Station Penn Line Perryville Terminus
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Short Lane toward Washington, DC Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Swan Creek toward Philadelphia Preceding station Amtrak Following station Baltimore toward Tri-State Hilltopper Wilmington toward Boston South

History

The station was originally built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad approximately in 1898, and inherited by the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad.[4] The current station is a modern structure built in 1943 by Lester C. Tichy (1905–1981) for the Pennsylvania Railroad,[5] It contains a 1960s-style pedestrian tunnel, with one of the entrances located at the former north station house. It also contains a pedestrian bridge built in 1982. Aberdeen was also served by an 1886-built Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station along what is now the CSX Philadelphia Subdivision just north of this one on West Bel Air Avenue.[6] Prior to the mid-1980s there was a grade crossing located next to the station. It was removed after Amtrak completed the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project and replaced with an overpass.

Service

MARC

Aberdeen is on the northern section of MARC's Penn Line, served by seven northbound and six southbound trains daily.[7] In April 2017, the daily MARC ridership was 159.[8]

Amtrak

The station is serviced by most Northeast Regional trains running between Penn Station in New York City and Union Station in Washington, D.C., but only by some trains originating or terminating at South Station in Boston. On weekends, the station is served by one Northeast Regional bound for Norfolk, Virginia and one leaving Richmond. Acela Express and all long-distance trains pass through the station without stopping.[9][10][11]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms and a station building on the north side of the tracks.

M	Mezzanine	Overpass between platforms
P Platform level	Street level	Exit/entrance, station house, buses, parking
	Side platform
	Track 4	←      Penn Line toward Union Station (Edgewood) ←      Northeast Regional toward Washington or Norfolk (Baltimore) ←      Amtrak services do not stop here →
	Track 2	←      Amtrak services do not stop here →
	Track 3	←      Amtrak services do not stop here → →      Northeast Regional toward Boston (Newark) →      Penn Line toward Perryville (Terminus) →
	Side platform

Gallery

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  Northbound populuxe pedestrian tunnel
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  Northbound platforms
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  Southbound platforms

References

1. "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
2. "MARC Station Information". MARC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak Government Affairs. June 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
4. Harford County: Then and Now, by Bill Bates; Page 61
5. Library of Congress Photographs from 1944
6. Existing railway stations in Harford County, Maryland
7. "Penn Line Schedule" (PDF). MARC. April 23, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
8. "MARC Riders Advisory Council Meeting Minutes: May 18, 2017" (PDF). MARC. May 18, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
9. "Northeast Corridor Schedule Boston/Springfield–Washington, DC" (PDF). Amtrak. June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
10. "Northeast Corridor Schedule New York–Washington, DC" (PDF). Amtrak. June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
11. "Northeast Corridor Schedule Boston-Norfolk" (PDF). Amtrak. March 4, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.

External links

• Media related to Aberdeen (MARC station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Aberdeen, MD – Amtrak
• Aberdeen Amtrak Station (ABE) Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Amtrak Stations Database
• Station from Google Maps Street View