Camden Line

Camden Line
MARC EMD GP40WH-2 at Camden Station
Overview
Status	Active
Owner	CSX Transportation (tracks)
Locale	Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, suburbs
Termini	Washington, D.C., Union Station Camden Station (Baltimore)
Stations	12
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	MARC Train
Train number(s)	840–860
Operator(s)	Alstom/Maryland Transit Administration
Daily ridership	4,684 (June 2017)[1]
History
Opened	1830
Technical
Line length	39 mi (63 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Operating speed	32.5 mph (52.3 km/h) (avg.) 70 mph (110 km/h) (top)
Route map Camden Line highlighted in orange Show interactive map Legend Camden Station Gwynns Falls Penn Line to Perryville St. Denis Patapsco River Elkridge closed 1996 Dorsey Jessup Savage Laurel Race Track Patuxent River Laurel Muirkirk Greenbelt Berwyn closed 1991 College Park Riverdale Hyattsville closed 1980s NW Branch Anacostia River MD DC Penn Line Brunswick Line to Frederick or Martinsburg Union Station Virginia Railway Express Amtrak This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

The Camden Line is a MARC commuter rail line that runs for 39 mi (63 km) between Union Station, Washington, D.C., and Camden Station, Baltimore, Maryland, over the CSX Capital Subdivision and Baltimore Terminal Subdivision. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad began running commuter service from Baltimore to Ellicott City over part of the current line's trackage on May 24, 1830, making this corridor one of the country's oldest rail routes still in operation.^[2] The line was extended to Washington on August 25, 1835.^[3] The Camden Line is the shortest MARC line. As of 2019^[update], the Camden Line is a weekday-only service.^[4]