Dorsey station

This article is about the MARC Train station in Maryland. For the light rail station in Tempe, Arizona, see Dorsey/Apache Boulevard station.

Dorsey
Dorsey station house
General information
Location	7000 Deerpath Road[1] Dorsey, Maryland
Coordinates	39°10′52″N 76°44′45″W
Owned by	Maryland Transit Administration
Line(s)	CSX Capital Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MTA BaltimoreLink: 201[1] RTA: 501[1]
Construction
Parking	802 spaces[1]
Accessible	Yes[1]
History
Opened	1996 (1996)[2]
Passengers
2018	585 daily[3]  3.5%
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station Savage towards Union Station Camden Line St. Denis towards Camden Station Jessup Limited service towards Union Station
Former services Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station Jessup toward Chicago Main Line St. Denis toward Jersey City Montevideo toward Chicago Harwood toward Jersey City
Location

Dorsey station is a passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line between Washington, DC and Baltimore's Camden Station in Dorsey, Maryland.^[4] The station is located at Exit 7 on Maryland Route 100, a.k.a.; the Paul T. Pitcher Memorial Highway.^{[citation needed]} It was built by MARC in 1996 as a replacement for a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station located on Route 103 east of Station House Drive. The former B&O station site is now a condominium development.

Connections

• MTA Commuter Bus 201: Dorsey Station to BWI Rail Station
• RTA 501: The Mall in Columbia to Arundel Mills Mall

Nearby places and attractions

• Elkridge, Maryland
• Ellicott City, Maryland
• UMUC Dorsey Station Campus
• Arundel Mills Mall
• Troy Park
• Oxford Square
• Troy Hill Business Park

Station layout

The station has two side platforms with a station house on the southbound platform. The station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

References

1. "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
2. "600 spaces to be added to MARC station parking lot by spring". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
3. "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) – Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
4. MARC station list (includes Dorsey) Archived March 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine MARC official website

External links

Media related to Dorsey station at Wikimedia Commons

• TrainWeb images
  • Platforms beneath MD 100 Bridge
  • Station Building; December 2000
• Station from Highway 100 from Google Maps Street View