Aberdeen station (Maryland)

Aberdeen station is a train station in Aberdeen, Maryland, on the Northeast Corridor. It is served by Amtrak Northeast Regional intercity service and MARC Penn Line commuter service. The station has two side platforms serving the outer tracks of the three-track Northeast Corridor, with a station building on the north side of the tracks.

For the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station, see Aberdeen station (Baltimore and Ohio Railroad).
Aberdeen
Aberdeen station in June 2009
General information
Location18 East Bel Air Avenue
Aberdeen, Maryland
United States
Coordinates39.5084°N 76.1632°W / 39.5084; -76.1632
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus transport Harford Transit: 1, 1A, 4, 6, 6A, 8
Bus transport MTA Maryland: Commuter Bus 420[1]
Construction
Parking189 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes[2]
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: ABE
History
Opened1898
Rebuilt1943
ElectrifiedJanuary 28, 1935[3] (ceremonial)
February 10, 1935[4] (regular service)
Passengers
FY 202232,935[5] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Baltimore
toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke
 Northeast Regional Newark, Delaware
toward Boston South or Springfield
     Acela does not stop here
     Cardinal does not stop here
     Carolinian does not stop here
     Crescent does not stop here
     Palmetto does not stop here
     Silver Meteor does not stop here
     Silver Star does not stop here
     Vermonter does not stop here
Preceding station MARC Following station
Edgewood
towards Union Station
 Penn Line Perryville
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Edgewood
toward Washington, D.C.
 Chesapeake Perryville
toward Philadelphia–Suburban
Baltimore
toward Tri-State
 Hilltopper Wilmington
toward Boston South
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Short Lane
toward Washington, D.C.
 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Swan Creek
toward Philadelphia
Location

History
A train at Aberdeen station in 1944

The station was originally built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad approximately in 1898, and inherited by the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad.[6] The current station is a modern structure built in 1943 by Lester C. Tichy (1905–1981) for the Pennsylvania Railroad,[7] It contains a 1960s-style pedestrian tunnel, with one of the entrances located at the former north station house. It also contains a pedestrian bridge built in 1982. Aberdeen was also served by an 1886-built Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station along what is now the CSX Philadelphia Subdivision just north of this one on West Bel Air Avenue.[8] Prior to the mid-1980s there was a grade crossing located next to the station. It was removed after Amtrak completed the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project and replaced with an overpass.

MARC Penn Line service was extended to Perryville on May 1, 1991, with intermediate stops at Aberdeen, Edgewood, and Martin State Airport.[9][10] The station was restored in 1993 at a cost of $400,000. The work included a new roof for the fire-damaged building.[11]

References
  1. "MARC Station Information". MARC. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  2. "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  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
  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
  5. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Maryland" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  6. Harford County: Then and Now, by Bill Bates; Page 61
  7. Library of Congress Photographs from 1944
  8. Existing railway stations in Harford County, Maryland
  9. Turner, R. Edward (May 1, 1991). "New commuter line makes debut". The News Journal. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Reid, Bruce (May 1, 1991). "Commuter rail, Perryville to Baltimore, starts today: MARC line's new Susquehanna Flyer out to attract commuters. ALL ABOARD!". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on September 15, 2013.
  11. Miller, Adriane B. (February 10, 1993). "Aberdeen's old depot forgotten no longer". The Baltimore Sun. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.

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