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Aberdeen (Amtrak station)
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Aberdeen Station is an Amtrak
station in Aberdeen, Maryland
on the Northeast Corridor
and MARC Penn Line
. It is served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional train.. The station was originally built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
approximatley in 1900, and inherited by the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
. The current station is a modern structure built during the mid-1940's by the Pennsylvania Railroad
, and located at 18 East Bel Air Avenue at the intersection of Pulaski Boulevard (US 40
) and West Bel Air Avenue (MD 132
). It contains a 1960s-style pedestrian tunnel, with one of the entrances located at the former north station house. It also contains a pedestrian bridge built in 1982. Aberdeen was also served by an 1886-built Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
station along what is now the CSX Philadelphia Subdivision just north of this one on West Bel Air Avenue.
Of the six Maryland stations served by Amtrak, Aberdeen was the fourth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 110 passengers daily.
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...
station in Aberdeen, Maryland
Aberdeen, Maryland
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,842 people, 5,475 households, and 3,712 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,166.2 people per square mile . There were 5,894 housing units at an average density of 922.4 per square mile...
on 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...
and MARC Penn Line
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...
. It is served by Amtrak's Northeast Regional train.. The station was originally built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad was the Pennsylvania Railroad's main line from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania southwest to Baltimore, Maryland in the 19th and early 20th centuries...
approximatley in 1900, and inherited by the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
The Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad was a railroad that operated in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia in the 20th century was a key component of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. Its 131 mile main line ran from Philadelphia to Washington...
. The current station is a modern structure built during the mid-1940's 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....
, and located at 18 East Bel Air Avenue at the intersection of Pulaski Boulevard (US 40
U.S. Route 40 in Maryland
U.S. Route 40 in the U.S. state of Maryland runs from western Maryland to Cecil County in the state's northeastern corner. With a total length of over , it is the longest numbered highway in Maryland. Almost half of the road overlaps with Interstate 68 or Interstate 70, while the old alignment...
) and West Bel Air Avenue (MD 132
Maryland Route 132
Maryland Route 132 is a collection of state highways in the U.S. state of Maryland. These four highways are sections of old alignment of and connecting roads with MD 22 in Aberdeen. MD 132 is an east–west highway within Aberdeen that connects neighborhoods east and west of U.S. Route 40 ...
). It contains a 1960s-style pedestrian tunnel, with one of the entrances located at the former north station house. It also contains a pedestrian bridge built in 1982. Aberdeen was also served by an 1886-built Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
station along what is now the CSX Philadelphia Subdivision just north of this one on West Bel Air Avenue.
Of the six Maryland stations served by Amtrak, Aberdeen was the fourth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 110 passengers daily.
