Brunswick Line

Brunswick Line
A northbound MARC train on the Brunswick Line, after having departed Kensington Station.
Overview
OwnerCSX Transportation (tracks, except Frederick Branch[1])
LocaleWashington D.C. and northern Maryland suburbs; West Virginia
Termini
Stations19
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemMARC Train
Train number(s)870–895
Operator(s)Alstom/Maryland Transit Administration
Rolling stockSiemens Charger, MPI MPXpress MP36PH-3C, Bombardier Multilevel
Daily ridership7,497 (June 2017)[2]
History
Opened1873
Technical
Line length74 mi (119 km)
Number of tracks2-5
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed34 mph (55 km/h) (avg.)
Route map
Map Brunswick Line highlighted in yellow
Martinsburg
Capitol Limited
Duffields
Harpers Ferry
Capitol Limited
Brunswick
Point of Rocks Tunnel
Point of Rocks
Frederick
Monocacy
Dickerson
Barnesville
Boyds
Germantown
Metropolitan Grove
Gaithersburg
Washington Grove
Rockville
Capitol Limited
Garrett Park
Kensington
Silver Spring
Union Station
DC Streetcar Virginia Railway ExpressAmtrak
A MARC train stopped at Gaithersburg station in Montgomery County MD along the Brunswick Line.

The Brunswick Line is a MARC commuter rail line between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, West Virginia, with a branch to Frederick, Maryland. It primarily serves the northern and western suburbs of Washington. The line, MARC's second longest at 74 miles, is operated under contract to MARC by Alstom and runs on CSX-owned track, including the Metropolitan, Old Main Line, and Cumberland subdivisions. It is the successor to commuter services provided by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), which date to the mid-19th century.

History

The B&O had long operated commuter trains between Washington and Martinsburg, and continued to do so after the start of Amtrak on May 1, 1971. Maryland began subsidizing the trains in 1974 and, in 1975, assumed full responsibility for the subsidy and equipment replacement. West Virginia followed suit soon after, guaranteeing service to its stations.[3]

In 1983, as part of a federal requirement for Conrail (which operated the Penn Line service) to end its operation of commuter railroads on behalf of states, the state government of Maryland took control of its commuter railroads, organizing them under the "MARC" (Maryland Area Rail Commuter) service name.[4] Trains on the Brunswick Line were operated under contract by CSX Transportation, successor to the B&O. Brunswick Line service was augmented in 1986 when Amtrak transferred its Washington–Martinsburg Blue Ridge to MARC after agreeing to subsidize the train for five years.[3]

In May 2010, MARC announced that it planned to find a new operator for the Brunswick and Camden Lines after CSX announced its desire to discontinue operation of commuter trains.[5] MARC selected Bombardier Transportation Services USA Corporation (BTS) (a subsidiary of the Canadian company Bombardier Transportation) to replace CSX, and BTS assumed operations and maintenance of the lines on June 29, 2013. CSX continues to dispatch the lines.[6]

Rolling stock

Brunswick Line trains typically have four to six single- or bilevel passenger cars and one or two diesel locomotives. The trains operate in a push-pull configuration, with the cab car typically facing Washington.

Before they were replaced by new Bombardier Multilevel II cars, MARC's ex-Metra Pullman Gallery cars were used exclusively on the Brunswick Line, which is the only MARC line with all low-level platforms (except the Frederick Branch, which has a high-level platform at Monocacy station).

Service

The Brunswick Line has service only on weekdays,[7] with nine trains in each direction during morning and evening rush hour, and an additional train outbound from Union Station on Fridays. Three of the nine trains in each direction serve the Frederick branch. Of the remainder, three inbound and three outbound serve Martinsburg, while the remainder originate or terminate at Brunswick. A bus runs between Frederick and Point of Rocks, meeting trains that do not serve the Frederick Branch.[7]

Union Station is the southern terminus of Amtrak's Floridian which shares much of the Brunswick Line's route; Martinsburg, Harpers Ferry, and Rockville are also served by the Floridian. Connections to the Washington Metro's Red Line are available at Rockville, Silver Spring, and Union Station.

Stations

The Brunswick Line serves the following stations. Not all trains stop at all stations.

State Town/City Station Connections
DC Washington, D.C. Union Station Amtrak Amtrak: Acela, Cardinal, Floridian, Carolinian, Crescent, Northeast Regional, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Vermonter, Amtrak Thruway to Charlottesville, Virginia
Metrorail: Red Line
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) Metrobus: Loudoun, OmniRide
Virginia Railway Express VRE: Manassas Line, Fredericksburg Line
MARC: Camden Line, Penn Line
MTA Maryland commuter buses MTA Commuter Bus: 903, 922
MD Silver Spring Silver Spring Metrorail: Red Line
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) Metrobus: 70, 79, F4, J1, J2, Q2, Q4, S2, S9, Y2, Y7, Y8, Z2, Z6, Z7, Z8,
Ride On (bus) Ride On: 1, 2A, 2B, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, FLASH Blue Line, FLASH Orange Line
MTA Maryland commuter buses MTA Commuter Bus: 915, 929
Kensington Kensington Ride On (bus) Ride On: 4, 5, 33, 34, 37
Garrett Park Garrett Park Ride On (bus) Ride On: 5, 37, 38
Rockville Rockville Amtrak Amtrak: Floridian
Metrorail: Red Line
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) Metrobus: T2, Q2, Q4, Q6,
Ride On (bus) Ride On: 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 63, 81, 101
Washington Grove Washington Grove Ride On (bus) Ride On: 61
Gaithersburg Gaithersburg Ride On (bus) Ride On: 57
Metropolitan Grove Ride On (bus) Ride On: 61
Germantown Germantown Ride On (bus) Ride On: 61, 75, 83,[8] 97
Boyds Boyds[9]
Barnesville Barnesville
Dickerson Dickerson[9]
Frederick Monocacy TransIT services of Frederick, Maryland TransIT: 10, 20
MTA Maryland commuter buses MTA Commuter Bus: 204, 505, 515
Bus interchange Meet-the-MARC shuttle
Frederick TransIT services of Frederick, Maryland TransIT: 20, 40, 50, 60
MTA Maryland commuter buses MTA Commuter Bus: 515
Bus interchange Meet-the-MARC shuttle
Brunswick Line:
Point of Rocks Point of Rocks Bus interchange Meet-the-MARC shuttle
Brunswick Brunswick
WV Harpers Ferry Harpers Ferry Amtrak Amtrak: Floridian
Duffields Duffields
Martinsburg Martinsburg Amtrak Amtrak: Floridian

References

  1. ^ Transit Administration, Maryland. "2019 MARC Cornerstone Plan" (PDF). AWS. MDOT. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "MTA Average Weekday Ridership – by Month". Maryland Open Data Portal. June 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  3. ^ a b West Virginia Department of Transportation, State Rail Authority (March 12, 2013). "West Virginia State Rail Plan: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Service". Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  4. ^ MARC History on MTA website Archived April 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "MARC to seek new operator for CSX-run routes". Trains Magazine. June 14, 2010. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
  6. ^ Weir, Kytja (October 17, 2012). "Bombardier wins $204m MARC commuter train contract". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Brunswick Line Schedule" (PDF). MTA Maryland. March 4, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "New Shuttle Service Between Kingsview Park & Ride Lot and Germantown MARC Station Now Available". Montgomery County, MD. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  9. ^ a b Closure of station due to low ridership was proposed in an early-2006 MARC plan that was ultimately canceled.
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