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| caption = Bowie State station platform in 2009
| address=13900 Old Jericho Park Road<br />[[Bowie, Maryland]]
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| borough = [[Bowie, Maryland]]
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| opened = {{Start date|1989|02|27}}<ref name="Baer 1980" />
| electrified = <!-- January 28 (ceremonial), February 10 (regular service) --> 1935<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 28, 1935 |title=Pennsy's New Electric Train Breaks Record |page=28 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun|The Evening Sun]] |location=[[Baltimore, Maryland]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69054254/dcu-to-phi-electric-january-28-1935/ |access-date=January 31, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 9, 1935 |title=N.Y.-Washington Electric Train Service Starts Sunday on P.R.R. |page=3 |work=[[The Home News Tribune|The Daily Home News]] |location=[[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69030892/prr-electrification-february-9-1935/ |access-date=January 31, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
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'''Bowie State''' is a [[regional rail]] station on the Northeast Corridor, located adjacent to the campus of [[Bowie State University]] in [[Bowie, Maryland]]. It is served by the [[MARC Train|MARC]] [[Penn Line (MARC)|Penn Line]] [[commuter rail]] service.
'''Bowie State station''' is a [[regional rail]] station on the [[Northeast Corridor]], located adjacent to the campus of [[Bowie State University]] in [[Bowie, Maryland]]. It is served by [[MARC Train|MARC]] [[Penn Line]] [[commuter rail]] trains. The station is located on a three-track section of the Northeast Corridor, with two side platforms next to the outer tracks.


==History==
== History ==
The [[Baltimore and Potomac Railroad]] (B&P) opened its main line in 1872, with a station at Bowie but not at Jericho Park.<ref name=study>{{cite web |url=http://www.mdot.maryland.gov/Office_of_Planning_and_Capital_Programming/Plans_Programs_Reports/Historical_Documents/Southern_Maryland_Commuter_Service_Technical_Memorandum_07282009.pdf |title=Southern Maryland Commuter Rail Service Feasibility Study |publisher=Maryland Transit Administration |date=August 2009}}</ref> The B&P was merged into the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] (PRR) in 1902.<ref>{{cite web |title=A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1902 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1902.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society |first=Christopher T. |last=Baer |date=April 2015}}</ref> The PRR opened '''Jericho Park''' station, located at the modern station site, to serve the Maryland Normal and Industrial School (the predecessor to Bowie State College) around 1911.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hatEAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA147&pg=PA147#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Annual Report of the State Board of Education |year=1911 |page=147 |volume=45 |publisher=Maryland State Department of Education |via=Google Books}}</ref>
The [[Baltimore and Potomac Railroad]] (B&P) opened its main line in 1872, with a station at Bowie but not at Jericho Park.<ref name="study">{{Cite web |date=August 2009 |title=Southern Maryland Commuter Rail Service Feasibility Study |url=http://www.mdot.maryland.gov/Office_of_Planning_and_Capital_Programming/Plans_Programs_Reports/Historical_Documents/Southern_Maryland_Commuter_Service_Technical_Memorandum_07282009.pdf |publisher=Maryland Transit Administration}}</ref> The B&P was merged into the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] (PRR) in 1902.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baer |first=Christopher T. |date=April 2015 |title=A General Chronology of the Successors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Their Historical Context: 1902 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1902.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society}}</ref> The PRR opened '''Jericho Park''' station, located at the modern station site, to serve the Maryland Normal and Industrial School (the predecessor to Bowie State College) around 1911.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hatEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA147 |title=Annual Report of the State Board of Education |publisher=Maryland State Department of Education |year=1911 |volume=45 |page=147 |via=Google Books}}</ref>


The PRR folded into [[Penn Central]] in 1968.<ref>{{cite web |title=A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1968 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1968.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society |first=Christopher T. |last=Baer |date=April 2015}}</ref> [[Conrail]] took over the ex-PRR Baltimore-Washington service, soon subsidized by the [[Maryland Department of Transportation]], from Penn Central at its creation on April 1, 1976.<ref>{{cite web |title=A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1976 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1976.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society |first=Christopher T. |last=Baer |date=April 2015}}</ref> Conrail operated service to the station until June 26, 1981. It was closed as the Jericho Park Road [[Level crossing|grade crossing]] was eliminated by the [[Maryland Route 197|Laurel-Bowie Road]] overpass.<ref name=baer1980 /><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://actfortransit.org/archives/publications/TransitTimes-V01-2-Sum1987.pdf |title=News and Upcoming Events |journal=Transit Times |publisher=Action Committee for Transit |date=Summer 1987 |volume=1 |issue=2}}</ref>
The PRR folded into [[Penn Central]] in 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baer |first=Christopher T. |date=April 2015 |title=A General Chronology of the Successors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Their Historical Context: 1968 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1968.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society}}</ref> [[Conrail]] took over the ex-PRR Baltimore-Washington service, soon subsidized by the [[Maryland Department of Transportation]], from Penn Central at its creation on April 1, 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baer |first=Christopher T. |date=April 2015 |title=A General Chronology of the Successors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Their Historical Context: 1968 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1976.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society}}</ref> Conrail operated service to the station until June 26, 1981. It was closed as the Jericho Park Road [[Level crossing|grade crossing]] was eliminated by the [[Maryland Route 197|Laurel–Bowie Road]] overpass.<ref name="Baer 1980" /><ref>{{Cite journal |date=Summer 1987 |title=News and Upcoming Events |url=http://actfortransit.org/archives/publications/TransitTimes-V01-2-Sum1987.pdf |journal=Transit Times |publisher=Action Committee for Transit |volume=1 |issue=2}}</ref>


'''Bowie State''' station was opened on February 27, 1989 as a replacement for the [[Bowie Railroad Buildings|Bowie station]], {{convert|1.1|miles|km}} to the south.<ref name=baer1980>{{cite web |title=A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1980-89 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1980.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society |first=Christopher T. |last=Baer |date=April 2015}}</ref> Bowie State provided parking lots - not possible to construct at Bowie - and better road access to surrounding suburban areas. This was one of the first major station projects undertaken under the [[MARC Train|MARC]] branding.
Bowie State station was opened on February 27, 1989, as a replacement for the [[Bowie Railroad Buildings|Bowie station]], {{convert|1.1|miles|km}} to the south.<ref name="Baer 1980">{{Cite web |last=Baer |first=Christopher T. |date=April 2015 |title=A General Chronology of the Successors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Their Historical Context: 1980–89 |url=http://www.prrths.com/newprr_files/Hagley/PRR1980.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society}}</ref> Bowie State provided parking lots – not possible to construct at Bowie – and better road access to surrounding suburban areas. This was one of the first major station projects undertaken under the [[MARC Train|MARC]] branding.


==Station layout==
== References ==
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|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=6 valign=bottom|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|<span style="color:#{{MARC color|Penn}}">'''Southbound'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← [[Penn Line|<span style="color:#{{MARC color|Penn}}">'''Penn Line''']] toward [[Washington Union Station|Washington, DC]] <small>([[Seabrook station (MARC)|Seabrook]])</small><br>← [[Northeast Corridor|<span style="color:#{{Amtrak color}}">'''Northeast Corridor''']] does not stop here
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|<span style="color:#{{Amtrak color}}">'''Bypass track'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← [[Northeast Corridor|<span style="color:#{{Amtrak color}}">'''Northeast Corridor''']] does not stop here →
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|<span style="color:#{{MARC color|Penn}}">'''Northbound'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|←}} [[Northeast Corridor|<span style="color:#{{Amtrak color}}">'''Northeast Corridor''']] does not stop here →<br>{{0|→}} [[Penn Line|<span style="color:#{{MARC color|Penn}}">'''Penn Line''']] toward [[Perryville station|Perryville]] <small>([[Odenton station|Odenton]])</small> →
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Ground level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|Exit/entrance and parking
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== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080309011011/http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/marc/schedulesSystemMaps/marcTrainSystemMap.cfm#top Bowie State station official website]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=39.017833,-76.764961&spn=0.004176,0.013711&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.017607,-76.764594&panoid=Y6VDMBc-NiYqyO6QkrOHwg&cbp=12,303.94,,0,1.97 Station from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=39.017833,-76.764961&spn=0.004176,0.013711&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.017607,-76.764594&panoid=Y6VDMBc-NiYqyO6QkrOHwg&cbp=12,303.94,,0,1.97 Station from Google Maps Street View]


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Latest revision as of 18:55, 27 May 2024

Bowie State
Bowie State station platform in 2009
General information
Location13900 Old Jericho Park Road[1]
Bowie, Maryland
Coordinates39°01′04″N 76°45′53″W / 39.01778°N 76.76472°W / 39.01778; -76.76472
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Parking675 spaces[1]
AccessibleYes[1]
History
OpenedFebruary 27, 1989 (1989-02-27)[2]
Electrified1935[3][4]
Passengers
2018819 daily[5] Increase 6.2%
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Seabrook
towards Union Station
 Penn Line Odenton
towards Perryville
Location
Map

Bowie State station is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located adjacent to the campus of Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. It is served by MARC Penn Line commuter rail trains. The station is located on a three-track section of the Northeast Corridor, with two side platforms next to the outer tracks.

History

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The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad (B&P) opened its main line in 1872, with a station at Bowie but not at Jericho Park.[6] The B&P was merged into the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1902.[7] The PRR opened Jericho Park station, located at the modern station site, to serve the Maryland Normal and Industrial School (the predecessor to Bowie State College) around 1911.[8]

The PRR folded into Penn Central in 1968.[9] Conrail took over the ex-PRR Baltimore-Washington service, soon subsidized by the Maryland Department of Transportation, from Penn Central at its creation on April 1, 1976.[10] Conrail operated service to the station until June 26, 1981. It was closed as the Jericho Park Road grade crossing was eliminated by the Laurel–Bowie Road overpass.[2][11]

Bowie State station was opened on February 27, 1989, as a replacement for the Bowie station, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) to the south.[2] Bowie State provided parking lots – not possible to construct at Bowie – and better road access to surrounding suburban areas. This was one of the first major station projects undertaken under the MARC branding.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology of the Successors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Their Historical Context: 1980–89" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.
  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 icon
  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 icon
  5. ^ "December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) – Ridership" (PDF). Maryland Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Southern Maryland Commuter Rail Service Feasibility Study" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. August 2009.
  7. ^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology of the Successors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Their Historical Context: 1902" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.
  8. ^ Annual Report of the State Board of Education. Vol. 45. Maryland State Department of Education. 1911. p. 147 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology of the Successors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Their Historical Context: 1968" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.
  10. ^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology of the Successors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Their Historical Context: 1968" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.
  11. ^ "News and Upcoming Events" (PDF). Transit Times. 1 (2). Action Committee for Transit. Summer 1987.
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