Rockville station

For other uses, see Rockville Station (disambiguation).

Rockville
The station in July 2022
General information
Location251 Hungerford Drive and
307 South Stonestreet Avenue
Rockville, Maryland
United States
Coordinates39°05′03″N 77°08′46″W / 39.084238°N 77.146125°W / 39.084238; -77.146125
Owned byWMATA (station)
CSX (tracks)[1]
Line(s)CSX Metropolitan Subdivision
WMATA A Route[2]
Platforms1 island platform (Red Line)
2 side platforms (Metropolitan Subdivision)
Tracks4 (2 for each service)
Connections
Construction
Parking524 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare, 69 racks and 40 lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: RKV
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1984 (December 15, 1984)
Passengers
FY 20233,560 annually[3] (Amtrak)
November 2022165 daily[4] (MARC)
20221,246 daily[5] (Metro)
Rank63rd (Metro)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Harpers Ferry
toward Chicago
 Floridian Washington, D.C.
toward Miami
Preceding station MARC Following station
Washington Grove
towards Martinsburg or Frederick
 Brunswick Line Garrett Park
towards Union Station
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Shady Grove
Terminus
 Red Line Twinbrook
toward Glenmont
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Gaithersburg
toward Martinsburg
 Blue Ridge
1973–1986
 Silver Spring
toward Washington, D.C.
Gaithersburg
toward Cincinnati (River Road)
 Shenandoah
1976–1981
Harpers Ferry
toward Chicago
 Capitol Limited
1981-2024
 Washington, D.C.
Terminus
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Washington Grove
toward Chicago
 Main Line Garrett Park
toward Jersey City
Westmore
toward Chicago
 Autrey Park
toward Jersey City
Rockville Railroad Station
Location98 Church Street, Rockville, Maryland
Coordinates39°4′58″N 77°8′42″W / 39.08278°N 77.14500°W / 39.08278; -77.14500
Built1873
ArchitectEphraim Francis Baldwin
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.74000961[6]
Added to NRHPJuly 18, 1974
Location
Map

Rockville station is an intermodal train station located in downtown Rockville, Maryland, United States. It is served by the Washington Metro Red Line, MARC Brunswick Line commuter trains, and Amtrak Floridian intercity trains.

Rockville station opened in 1873 when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) built their Metropolitan Branch (now the CSX Metropolitan Subdivision). B&O intercity service served the station until 1971; the station continued to be served by commuter trains (which became the Brunswick Line in the 1980s). Amtrak service began in 1973 with the Blue Ridge, followed by the Shenandoah in 1976, the Capitol Limited in 1981, and the Floridian in 2024.

The station building, designed by Ephraim Francis Baldwin, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as Rockville Railroad Station. It was moved slightly to the south in 1981 to make room for Metro construction. The modern Metro station opened on December 15, 1984.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference great was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "WMATA MANUAL OF DESIGN CRITERIA" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. August 2014. pp. 8–40.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "MARC Brunswick Line Technical Report" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "Rail Ridership Data Viewer | WMATA". WMATA. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "National Register Information System – Rockville Railroad Station (#74000961)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.