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Bowie State (MARC station)
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Bowie State is a passenger rail station on the MARC Penn Line
between Washington, D.C.
, Baltimore, MD
and Perryville, MD
. This station is also on the southern section of the Northeast Corridor
however, Amtrak
does not stop at this station.
Bowie State Station was built in 1989 as a replacement for the original Bowie Station
built by the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company, and acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad
. In 1992, the former station was purchased by the City of Bowie, and transformed into the Huntington Railroad Museum. Bowie State Station serves Bowie State University
, hence the name.
Penn Line (MARC)
The Penn Line is a MARC commuter rail line running from Union Station, Washington D.C. to Perryville, Maryland via Penn Station, Baltimore, Maryland on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. It is MARC's busiest and only electric line. Currently the line is the fastest commuter rail line in the country, with...
between Washington, D.C.
Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
Washington Union Station is a train station and leisure destination visited by 32 million people each year in the center of Washington, D.C. The train station is served by Amtrak, MARC and Virginia Railway Express commuter rail services as well as by Washington Metro subway trains and local buses...
, Baltimore, MD
Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore)
Pennsylvania Station is the main train station in Baltimore, Maryland. Designed by New York architect Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison , it was constructed in 1911 in the Beaux-Arts style of architecture for the Pennsylvania Railroad. It is located at 1515 N...
and Perryville, MD
Perryville (MARC station)
Perryville is a passenger rail station on the MARC Penn Line and along the southern part of the Northeast Corridor however, Amtrak does not service the station. A single Amtrak train—Regional #151—stops at Perryville to board MARC ticket holders. The station is also the northernmost in the MARC...
. This station is also on the southern section of the Northeast Corridor
Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor is a fully electrified railway line owned primarily by Amtrak serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south, with branches serving other cities...
however, Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
does not stop at this station.
Bowie State Station was built in 1989 as a replacement for the original Bowie Station
Bowie Railroad Buildings
The Bowie Railroad Buildings comprise three small frame structures which served as the depot complex for the Pennsylvania Railroad at the junction of the Washington and the Pope's Creek branches. The complex is located at Bowie in Prince George's County, Maryland...
built by the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company, and acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
. In 1992, the former station was purchased by the City of Bowie, and transformed into the Huntington Railroad Museum. Bowie State Station serves Bowie State University
Bowie State University
Bowie State University , is a public university located on 355½ acres in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, north of the suburban city of Bowie. Bowie State is part of the University System of Maryland...
, hence the name.