Dorsey station

Railway station in Howard County, Maryland, US

ConstructionParking802 spaces[1]AccessibleYes[1]HistoryOpened1996 (1996)[2]Passengers2018585 daily[3]Increase 3.5% Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Jessup
towards Union Station
Camden Line St. Denis
towards Camden Station
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Jessup
toward Chicago
Main Line St. Denis
Montevideo
toward Chicago
Harwood
Location
Map

Dorsey station is a passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line between Washington, DC and Baltimore's Camden Station in Dorsey, Maryland.[4] The station is located at Exit 7 on Maryland Route 100, a.k.a.; the Paul T. Pitcher Memorial Highway.[5] It was built by MARC in 1996 as a replacement for a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station located on Route 103 east of Station House Drive. The former B&O station site is now a condominium development.

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Nearby places and attractions

Station layout

The station has two side platforms with a station house on the southbound platform. The station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "600 spaces to be added to MARC station parking lot by spring". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) – Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  4. ^ MARC station list (includes Dorsey) Archived March 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine MARC official website
  5. ^ "Eastbound Maryland 100 at Exit 7, Dorsey Station. Photo taken May 31, 2004 (AA Roads.com)". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2010.

External links

Media related to Dorsey station at Wikimedia Commons

  • TrainWeb images
    • Platforms beneath MD 100 Bridge
    • Station Building; December 2000
  • Station from Highway 100 from Google Maps Street View


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