Muirkirk station (MARC)
Passenger rail station in Maryland, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Muirkirk railway station.
Muirkirk is a passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line between the District of Columbia's Washington Union Station and Baltimore's Camden Station.[5] It is located at 7012-B Muirkirk Road over the bridge that carries Muirkirk Road above both the Camden Line and US 1.
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MARC commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||
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Location | 7012-B Muirkirk Road, Beltsville, Maryland[1] | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39.0629°N 76.8841°W / 39.0629; -76.8841 | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Capital Subdivision | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | RTA 302 | ||||||||||||||
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Parking | 650 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | MUK | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 12, 1994; 29 years ago (1994-12-12)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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2018 | 279 daily[3][4] 3.3% (MARC) | ||||||||||||||
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Muirkirk station consists of two platforms with open shelters on both sides of the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Washington Division line. A concrete open storm drain runs beneath the northbound platform. Three pedestrian walkways cross over the storm drain as well as the tracks. US 1 runs behind the southbound platform which is protected by guard rails and a chain-link fence.