Germantown station (MARC)

Germantown
MARC commuter rail station
The station at Germantown in July 2012
General information
Location19311 Mateny Hill Road, Germantown, Maryland[1]
Coordinates39°10′24″N 77°16′14.4″W / 39.17333°N 77.270667°W / 39.17333; -77.270667
Line(s)Metropolitan Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes[2]
Passengers
November 2022220 (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
Map

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.

  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