Bowie State station

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MARC commuter rail station
General information
Location	13900 Old Jericho Park Road; Bowie, Maryland
Coordinates	39°01′04″N 76°45′53″W / 39.01778°N 76.76472°W
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	675 spaces
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	February 27, 1989
Passengers
2013	801 (MARC)
Services

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 Penn Line commuter rail service; Amtrak trains pass through the station without stopping.

History

The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad (B&P) opened its main line in 1872, with a station at Bowie but not at Jericho Park.^[3] The B&P was merged into the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1902.^[4] 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.^[5]

The PRR folded into Penn Central in 1968.^[6] 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.^[7] 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]^[8]

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.

Station layout

G	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Southbound	← Penn Line toward Washington, DC (Seabrook) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Bypass track	← Amtrak services do not stop here →
	Northbound	← Amtrak services do not stop here → → Penn Line toward Baltimore, Martin Airport or Perryville (Odenton) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Ground level	Exit/entrance and parking

References

^ https://mta.maryland.gov/marc-station-information
^ ^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.
^ "Southern Maryland Commuter Rail Service Feasibility Study" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. August 2009.
^ 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.
^ Annual Report of the State Board of Education. Vol. 45. Maryland State Department of Education. 1911. p. 147 – via Google Books.
^ 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.
^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1976" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.
^ "News and Upcoming Events" (PDF). Transit Times. 1 (2). Action Committee for Transit. Summer 1987.

External links

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[1] ttps://mta.maryland.gov/marc-station-information

[baer1980-2] 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.

[study-3] "Southern Maryland Commuter Rail Service Feasibility Study" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. August 2009.

[4] 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.

[5] Annual Report of the State Board of Education. Vol. 45. Maryland State Department of Education. 1911. p. 147 – via Google Books.

[6] 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.

[7] Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1976" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.

[8] "News and Upcoming Events" (PDF). Transit Times. 1 (2). Action Committee for Transit. Summer 1987.

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