Gaithersburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Gaithersburg MARC (formerly B&O) Railroad station, January 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 5 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°08′29.5″N 77°11′35″W / 39.141528°N 77.19306°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CSX Metropolitan Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  MTA Maryland: 201 and 202 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Garage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 1, 1873 (ceremonial opening)[3] May 25, 1873 (regular passenger service)[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1884 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 2022 | 121 (daily)[6] (MARC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gaithersburg B & O Railroad Station and Freight Shed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Passenger station and freight house, November 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Built | 1884 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Ephraim Francis Baldwin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Queen Anne attributed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 78001473 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | October 5, 1978[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gaithersburg station is a commuter rail station located on the Metropolitan Subdivision in downtown Gaithersburg, Maryland. It is served by the MARC Brunswick Line service; it was also served by Amtrak from 1971 to 1986. The former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station building and freight shed, designed by Ephraim Francis Baldwin and built in 1884, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Gaithersburg B & O Railroad Station and Freight Shed. They are used as the Gaithersburg Community Museum.
- ^ "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ^ a b "Metropolitan Branch Railroad". The Baltimore Sun. May 1, 1873. p. 1. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Metropolitan Branch Railroad". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1873. p. 1. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tamburrino, Tim (January 2000). Maryland Historical Trust NR-Eligiblity Review Form - Metropolitan Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (PDF). KCI Technologies, Inc. (Report). Maryland Historical Trust. p. 7. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "MARC Brunswick Line Technical Report" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#78001473)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
