Savage station

Savage is a passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line between Union Station and Baltimore's Camden Station.[5] It is officially located at 9009 Dorsey Run Road in Savage, Maryland, however Dorsey Run Road runs over the railroad tracks as well as Brock Bridge Road, which runs along the south side of the tracks and is a street-level with the station. The station straddles the line between Howard County and Anne Arundel County, with the southbound platform and parking garage located in Howard County and the northbound platform in Anne Arundel County.

Savage
MARC commuter rail station
Baltimore-bound view of the platforms of Savage MARC station and Brock Bridge Road as seen from Dorsey Run Road.
Location9009 Dorsey Run Road, Savage, Maryland[1]
Coordinates39.1229°N 76.7963°W / 39.1229; -76.7963
Line(s)Capital Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
Connections NSA Shuttle[2]
RTA 409
Construction
Parking914 spaces[1]
History
OpenedJuly 31, 1989 (1989-07-31)[3]
Traffic
Passengers (2018)454 daily [4]  16.1% (MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Laurel Race Track
towards Union Station
 Camden Line Jessup
towards Camden Station
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Laurel Park
toward Chicago
 Main Line Jessup
toward Jersey City
Camp Meade Junction
toward Jersey City

Savage Station runs along the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Capital Subdivision, which is now owned by CSX. It is also near the former Annapolis Junction which included a former Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad line.

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Communities

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Station layout

The station has two side platforms and a parking garage adjacent to the southbound platform.

G Street level Exit/entrance, parking garage, buses
Side platform
Southbound ←      Camden Line toward Union Station (Laurel Race Track)
Northbound →      Camden Line toward Camden Station (Jessup) →
Side platform

References
  1. "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. http://www.meaderide.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Savage-MARC-NSA-Shuttle1.pdf
  3. Worden, Amy (1989-08-03). "Columbia Commuters Get a Station Break: Convenience Touted at New MARC Stop in Savage Station Opens in Savage". The Washington Post. ProQuest 139977789.
  4. "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) - Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. "MARC Train System Map and Station List". Maryland Transit Administration. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. Retrieved 2008-03-12.


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