Camden Line

Not to be confused with the Camden railway line, a closed railway line between Campbelltown and Camden in Sydney, Australia.

The Camden Line is a MARC commuter rail line that runs for 39 mi (63 km) between Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C., and Camden Station in Baltimore, Maryland, over the CSX Capital Subdivision and Baltimore Terminal Subdivision. The Baltimore and 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]

Camden Line
MARC EMD GP40WH-2 at Camden Station
Overview
Status	Active
Owner	CSX Transportation (tracks)
Locale	Washington, D.C. and Baltimore suburbs
Termini	Washington Union Station (Washington, D.C) 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

Stations list

State	Town/City	Station	Connections
DC	Washington	Union Station	Amtrak: Acela, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Floridian, Northeast Regional, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Vermonter, Thruway Bus to Charlottesville, Virginia MARC: ■ Penn Line, ■ Brunswick Line VRE: ■ Manassas Line, ■ Fredericksburg Line Metrorail: Red Line DC Streetcar: H Street/Benning Road Line Metrobus, MTA Maryland, Loudoun County Transit, OmniRide Intercity bus service: Greyhound, Peter Pan, Megabus, Washington Deluxe, BestBus
MD	Riverdale Park	Riverdale	Metrobus
	College Park	College Park	Metrorail: Green Line Metrobus, Shuttle–UM, TheBus, MTA Commuter Bus
	Greenbelt	Greenbelt	Metrorail: Green Line Metrobus, Shuttle–UM, TheBus, RTA
	Beltsville	Muirkirk	RTA
	Laurel	Laurel	Metrobus, RTA
		Laurel Race Track
	Savage	Savage	RTA
	Jessup	Jessup
	Dorsey	Dorsey	RTA
	St. Denis	St. Denis
	Baltimore	Camden Station	Baltimore Light RailLink