Dickerson station

Dickerson is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, WV (with an extension to Frederick, MD). This station was designed by E. Francis Baldwin and built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1891. It is the last station Frederick bound trains pass before branching onto the Frederick Branch.[3]

Not to be confused with Dickerson Generating Station.
Dickerson
MARC commuter rail station
Location22211 Mount Ephraim Road, Dickerson, Maryland[1]
Coordinates39°13′12″N 77°25′19″W
Line(s)Metropolitan Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
History
Opened1891
Traffic
Passengers (2018)18 daily[2]  33.3% (MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Point of Rocks
towards Martinsburg
 Brunswick Line Barnesville
towards Union Station
Monocacy
towards Frederick
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Point of Rocks
toward Chicago
 Main Line Barnesville
toward Jersey City
Tuscarora
toward Chicago

Station layout
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Platform level		 Street level Exit/entrance, station house, parking
Side platform
Outbound ←      Brunswick Line toward Martinsburg (Point of Rocks)
←      Brunswick Line toward Frederick (Monocacy)
←      Capitol Limited does not stop here
Inbound →      Capitol Limited does not stop here →
→      Brunswick Line toward Union Station (Barnesville) →
Side platform
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See also

References
  1. "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) - Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. MARC station list (includes Dickerson) Archived March 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine MARC official website


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