Perryville station

Perryville
Perryville station in March 2015
General information
Location650 Broad Street[1]
Perryville, Maryland
Coordinates39°33′30″N 76°04′18″W / 39.5583°N 76.0717°W / 39.5583; -76.0717
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsLocal Transit Cecil Transit: 2
Construction
Parking135 spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1905 (PW&B)
Rebuilt1992
ElectrifiedJanuary 28, 1935[2] (ceremonial)
February 10, 1935[3] (regular service)
Passengers
2018128 daily[4]Decrease 26.4% (MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Aberdeen Penn Line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Aberdeen Chesapeake
1978–1983
Elkton
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Havre-de-Grace Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Principio
Proposed services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Aberdeen Penn Line Elkton
towards Newark
Location
Map

Perryville station is a passenger rail station on the Northeast Corridor in Perryville, Maryland. It is the northern terminus of the MARC Penn Line. The station has a single side platform serving the northern track of the four-track Northeast Corridor. The station building houses the Perryville Railroad Museum, which includes a model train layout and exhibits about the history of railroads in Perryville.

In 2023, the Maryland Transit Administration signed an agreement with Delaware Transit Corporation to extend MARC service from Perryville to Newark, Delaware, where it would connect with SEPTA Regional Rail.[5]

  1. ^ a b "MARC Station Information". MARC. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "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
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) - Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Maryland inks deal with Delaware aimed at bringing MARC commuter trains to Newark". Delaware Business Now. April 16, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.