Bowie State station

Bowie State
Bowie State station platform in 2009
General information
Location13900 Old Jericho Park Road[1]
Bowie, Maryland
Coordinates39°01′04″N 76°45′53″W / 39.01778°N 76.76472°W / 39.01778; -76.76472
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Parking675 spaces[1]
AccessibleYes[1]
History
OpenedFebruary 27, 1989 (1989-02-27)[2]
Electrified1935[3][4]
Passengers
2018819 daily[5]Increase 6.2%
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Seabrook Penn Line Odenton
towards Perryville
Location
Map

Bowie State station is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located adjacent to the campus of Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. It is served by MARC Penn Line commuter rail trains. The station is located on a three-track section of the Northeast Corridor, with two side platforms next to the outer tracks.

  1. ^ a b c "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Baer 1980 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Pennsy's New Electric Train Breaks Record". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 28, 1935. p. 28. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "N.Y.-Washington Electric Train Service Starts Sunday on P.R.R." The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. February 9, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) – Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2020.