Camden Station

For the Amtrak station in South Carolina, see Camden station (South Carolina). For the London Underground station in Camden, see Camden Town tube station.
Camden Station
The original B&O station restored as the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards in 2010
General information
Location301 West Camden Street[1]
Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°17′00″N 76°37′10″W / 39.28346°N 76.619554°W / 39.28346; -76.619554
Owned byCSX Transportation
Operated byMaryland Transit Administration
Line(s)Baltimore Terminal Subdivision
Baltimore Light Rail
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks6 (3 Light Rail, 3 MARC)
ConnectionsBus transport MTA BaltimoreLink: Brown, Navy, 54, 76, 94, 120, 160, 320, 410, 411, 420 [2]
Construction
Parking1,004 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesCovered racks
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1867
Passengers
2018429 daily[3] Increase 27.6% (MARC)
2017616[4] (Light RailLink)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
St. Denis
towards Union Station
 Camden Line Terminus
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Stadium/​Federal Hill
toward BWI Airport or Glen Burnie
 Light RailLink Convention Center
toward Hunt Valley
Terminus Light RailLink
Penn–Camden Shuttle
 Convention Center
toward Penn Station
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
St. Denis
toward Chicago
 Main Line Baltimore Mount Royal
toward Jersey City
Mt. Winans
toward Chicago
Mt. Winans
toward Point of Rocks
 Old Main Line Terminus
Preceding station Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad Following station
Carroll
toward Annapolis
 Baltimore – Annapolis Terminus
Location
Map

Camden Station, now also referred to as Camden Street Station, Camden Yards, and formally as the Transportation Center at Camden Yards, is a train station at the intersection of South Howard and West Camden Streets in Baltimore, Maryland, adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, behind the B&O Warehouse. It is served by MARC commuter rail service and local Light Rail trains.

Camden Street Station was originally built beginning in 1856, continuing until 1865, by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as its main passenger terminal and early offices/ headquarters (until 1881) in Baltimore and is one of the longest continuously operated terminals in the United States. Its upstairs offices were the workplace of famous Civil War era B&O President John Work Garrett (1820–1884). The station and its environs were also the site of several infamous civil strife actions of the 19th century with the Baltimore riot of 1861, on April 18–19, also known as the Pratt Street Riots and later labor strife in the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.[5]

  1. ^ a b "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bus and Rail Connections" (PDF) (Map). Maryland Transit Administration. August 15, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) – Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Light rail link cornerstone plan" (PDF). mta-website. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. ^ Stephen J. Salamon; et al. (1993). Baltimore and Ohio—Reflections of the Capitol Dome. Silver Spring, Md.: Old Line Graphics. ISBN 1-879314-08-8.