Germantown station (MARC)

Germantown
MARC commuter rail station
The station at Germantown in July 2012
General information
Location	19311 Mateny Hill Road, Germantown, Maryland[1]
Coordinates	39°10′24″N 77°16′14.4″W
Line(s)	Metropolitan Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes[2]
Passengers
November 2022	220 (daily)[3] (MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station Boyds towards Martinsburg or Frederick Brunswick Line Metropolitan Grove towards Union Station
Former services Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station Boyds toward Chicago Main Line Gaithersburg toward Jersey City Waring toward Jersey City
Location

Germantown is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, West Virginia (with a branch to Frederick, Maryland).^[4] It is one of the busiest stations on the Brunswick Line along with Silver Spring and Rockville stations. All Brunswick Line trains stop at this station.

The original Germantown station, which was built by Ephraim Francis Baldwin for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was destroyed by arsonists in 1978, and was reconstructed for MARC.

References

1. "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
2. "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
3. "MARC Brunswick Line Technical Report" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
4. MARC station list (includes Germantown) Archived March 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine MARC official website

External links

• Media related to Germantown (MARC station) at Wikimedia Commons
• MARC station official website
• Germantown MARC station (Road and Rail Pictures)