Barnesville station

This article is about the MARC Train station in Maryland. For the former B&O station in Ohio, see Barnesville station (Ohio). For the former Central of Georgia station, see Barnesville station (Georgia).
Barnesville
MARC commuter rail station
Barnesville MARC Station from track 1
General information
Location8 Beallsville Road, Barnesville, Maryland[1]
Coordinates39°12′35″N 77°22′57″W / 39.20972°N 77.38250°W / 39.20972; -77.38250
Line(s)Metropolitan Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo[2]
History
OpenedMay 1, 1873 (ceremonial opening)[3]
May 25, 1873 (regular passenger service)[3][4]
Rebuiltc. 1920[5]
1977[6]
Previous namesSellman's[5]
Passengers
November 202231 (daily)[7] (MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Dickerson
towards Martinsburg or Frederick
 Brunswick Line Boyds
towards Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Dickerson
toward Chicago
 Main Line Boyds
toward Jersey City
Buck Lodge
toward Jersey City
Location
Map

Barnesville is an active commuter railroad train station in Barnesville, Montgomery County, Maryland. Located on Beallsville Road (Route 109), Barnesville station services trains of MARC Train's Brunswick Line between Union Station in Washington D.C. and Martinsburg, West Virginia. Additional trains operate to Frederick, Maryland. Amtrak's Capitol Limited operates through the station, but does not make any stops. The next station west is Dickerson while the next station east is Boyds. Barnesville station contains two low-level side platforms, connected by a pathway across the tracks.

Service in Barnesville began with the opening of the Metropolitan Branch Railroad on May 25, 1873. At that time, the station held the name of Sellman's for the name of the landowner (William Oliver Sellman) the railroad built the line on in the area. At that time, the locals erected a wooden station that also contained the local post office. A new station opened south of Route 109 c. 1920. The station came down in the 1950s,[5] replaced in 1977 with a Washington Gas Light Company metering station in Rockville.[6]

  1. ^ "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  3. ^ a b "Metropolitan Branch Railroad". The Baltimore Sun. May 1, 1873. p. 1. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Metropolitan Branch Railroad". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1873. p. 1. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ a b c Walston, Mark (May 1979). Maryland Historical Trust Inventory Form for State Historic Sites Survey (PDF). Sugarloaf Regional Trails (Report). Maryland Historical Trust. pp. 1–2. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Tamburrino, Tim (January 2000). Maryland Historical Trust NR-Eligiblity Review Form - Metropolitan Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (PDF). KCI Technologies, Inc. (Report). Maryland Historical Trust. p. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "MARC Brunswick Line Technical Report" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2023-02-19.