Barnesville | ||||||||||||||
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| MARC commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||
 The station shelter and platform on the Washington-bound side of Barnesville station, as seen from the Martinsburg-bound platform. | ||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 8 Beallsville Road, Barnesville, Maryland[1] | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°12′35″N 77°22′57″W / 39.20972°N 77.38250°W | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Metropolitan Subdivision | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[2] | |||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 1, 1873 (ceremonial opening)[3] May 25, 1873 (regular passenger service)[3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | c. 1920[5] 1977[6] | |||||||||||||
| Previous names | Sellman's[5] | |||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||
| November 2022 | 31 (daily)[7] (MARC) | |||||||||||||
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Barnesville is an active commuter railroad train station in Barnesville, Montgomery County, Maryland. Located on Beallsville Road (Route 109), Barnesville station services trains of MARC Train's Brunswick Line between Union Station in Washington D.C. and Martinsburg, West Virginia. Additional trains operate to Frederick, Maryland. Amtrak's Capitol Limited operates through the station, but does not make any stops. The next station west is Dickerson while the next station east is Boyds. Barnesville station contains two low-level side platforms, connected by a pathway across the tracks.
Service in Barnesville began with the opening of the Metropolitan Branch Railroad on May 25, 1873. At that time, the station held the name of Sellman's for the name of the landowner (William Oliver Sellman) the railroad built the line on in the area. At that time, the locals erected a wooden station that also contained the local post office. A new station opened south of Route 109 c. 1920. The station came down in the 1950s,[5] replaced in 1977 with a Washington Gas Light Company metering station in Rockville.[6]
Station layout
The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
| G | Street level | North exit/entrance, parking |
| Side platform | ||
| Outbound | ← Brunswick Line toward Martinsburg or Frederick (Dickerson) ← Capitol Limited does not stop here | |
| Inbound | Capitol Limited does not stop here → Brunswick Line toward Union Station (Boyds) → | |
| Side platform | ||
| Street level | South exit/entrance, station house, parking | |
References
- ↑ "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ↑ "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 3 Walston, Mark (May 1979). Maryland Historical Trust Inventory Form for State Historic Sites Survey (PDF). Sugarloaf Regional Trails (Report). Maryland Historical Trust. pp. 1–2. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- 1 2 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. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ↑ "MARC Brunswick Line Technical Report" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2023-02-19.