Camden Line

The Camden Line is a MARC commuter rail line that runs for 39 mi (63 km) between Union Station, Washington, D.C., and Camden Station, Baltimore, Maryland, over the CSX Capital Subdivision, and Baltimore Terminal Subdivision. It is one of the oldest commuter lines in the United States still in operation. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad began running commuter service from Baltimore to Ellicott City over part of the current line's trackage on May 24, 1830,[2] and the line was extended to Washington on August 25, 1835.[3] The Camden Line is the shortest MARC line and along with the Brunswick Line, is the successor to commuter services operated by the B&O. As of 2019, the Camden Line is a weekday-only service.[4]

Not to be confused with the Camden railway line, a closed railway line between Campbelltown and Camden in Sydney, Australia.

Camden Line
MARC EMD GP40WH-2 at Camden Station
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
System	MARC Train
Status	Active
Locale	Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, suburbs
Termini	Washington, D.C., Union Station Camden Station (Baltimore)
Stations	12
Daily ridership	4,684 (June 2017)[1]
Operation
Opened	1830
Owner	CSX Transportation (tracks)
Operator(s)	Bombardier Transportation/Maryland Transit Administration
Technical
Line length	39 mi (63 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map Camden Station Gwynns Falls Penn Line to Perryville St. Denis Patapsco River Elkridge closed 1996 Dorsey Jessup Savage Laurel Race Track Patuxent River Laurel Muirkirk Greenbelt Berwyn closed 1991 College Park Riverdale Hyattsville closed 1980s NW Branch Anacostia River MD DC Penn Line Brunswick Line to Frederick or Martinsburg Union Station

Stations list

State	Town/City	Station	Connections
DC	Washington, D.C.	Union Station	Amtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Capitol Limited, Carolinian, Crescent, Northeast Regional, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter, Thruway Motorcoach to Charlottesville, Virginia MARC: Penn Line, Brunswick Line VRE: Manassas Line, Fredericksburg Line Metrorail: Red Line Metrobus: 80, 96, 97, D6, D8, X1, X2, X8, X9 DC Circulator: Georgetown, Navy Yard DC Streetcar: H Street/Benning Road Line MTA Maryland: 903 Loudoun County Transit: Loudoun County PRTC: Lake Ridge OmniRide Intercity bus service: Greyhound, Peter Pan, BoltBus, Megabus, Washington Deluxe, BestBus
MD	Riverdale Park	Riverdale
	College Park	College Park	Metrorail: Green Line Metrobus: 83, 83X, 86, C8, F6, J4, R12 University of Maryland, College Park: Shuttle-UM 104, 109 Prince George's County TheBus: 14, 17 RTA: 302/G MTA Commuter Bus: 204
	Greenbelt	Greenbelt	Metrorail: Green Line Metrobus: 87, 89, 89M, B30, C2, G12, G14, R12 University of Maryland, College Park: Shuttle-UM 129 Prince George's County TheBus: 11, 15X, 16 RTA: 302/G Intercity bus service: BoltBus
	Beltsville	Muirkirk	RTA: 302/G
	Laurel	Laurel	Metrobus: 87 RTA: 301/A
		Laurel Race Track
	Savage	Savage	RTA: 409/Purple
	Jessup	Jessup
	Dorsey	Dorsey	RTA: 409/Purple, 501/Silver
	St. Denis	St. Denis
	Baltimore	Camden Station	Baltimore Light RailLink

References

1. "MTA Average Weekday Ridership - by Month". Maryland Open Data Portal. June 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
2. Stover, John F. (January 1, 1995). History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Purdue University Press. ISBN 9781557530660.
3. Dilts, James D. (1996). The Great Road: The Building of the Baltimore and Ohio, the Nation's First Railroad, 1828-1853. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-8047-2629-0.
4. "MARC Camden Line Weekday Schedule" (PDF). MTA Maryland. March 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2019.

External links

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• MARC Camden Line official information page
• Baltimore and Ohio Old Main Line and Washington Branch Photo Tours (TrainWeb)