Sunday, January 27, 2013
Burned down in the 1970s, Germantown Train Station was rebuilt to its 19th century splendor, the vision of a famous Baltimore architect.
Today, Germantown Train Station is used as a waiting room for commuters and has a coffee shop, Alafia Crossing, operated by Bota King. More than 800 passengers board the trains that leave the MARC (Maryland Area Regional Commuter) train in Germantown every weekday morning, a stop along the Brunswick Line that travels from West Virginia to Washington, DC. CSX Transportation owns this line of rail. But the tracks used to be part of a Baltimore & Ohio network dating back to the 19th century. Germantown Train Station was built in 1891, replacing a smaller frame station built in 1878. The building consisted of two large waiting rooms heated by wood stoves and separated by a ticket office. There was a door connecting the two rooms on the inside…
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Monday, January 7, 2013
New schedule set to take effect on Monday, Jan. 14
Some evening stops at Boyds, Dickerson and Metropolitan Grove will be dropped under changes to MARC’s Brunswick Line schedule, set to take effect Monday, Jan. 14. Maryland transportation officials announced the changes Monday. Major changes include: A side-by-side comparison of the changes is available at MTA.Maryland.gov. The Brunswick Line is part of the MARC (Maryland Area Regional Commuter) train system and carries thousands of commuters between Washington, DC, and Martinsburg, WV, stopping through Germantown along the way. In 2011 MARC officials presented plans to change the Brunswick Line, they said, in order to keep it on schedule during peak times, Patch has reported. But what was proposed would have left 90-mintute service gaps …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
System to be on Sunday schedule starting this afternoon.
Officials with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced that Metro will resume limited bus and rail service today beginning at 2 p.m. Normal service is expected to resume by Wednesday morning. "Residual effects of the storm are still possible. Customers traveling today should allow extra time. Buses may encounter detours due to downed trees, power lines or flooding," reads a press release from WMATA. Both the rail and bus lines will operate on their Sunday schedules through closing time tonight. Bus routes which do not run on Sundays will resume on a normal weekday schedule. However, MetroAccess service will remain cancelled throughout Tuesday, with normal service expected to resume on Wednesday. MARC Train, Bus …
Monday, October 29, 2012
No rail, bus service in DC area through at least Tuesday morning.
Metro service will continue to be shut down through at least Tuesday morning, according to officials with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. "Metrorail and Metrobus service will not resume service Tuesday morning," reads a press release sent out by WMATA earlier this afternoon. "An announcement on when service may be restored will be made after Metro is able to assess damage and weather conditions in the morning. Metro personnel will need to perform a comprehensive damage assessment, including inspections of track, bridges, aerial structures, stations and facilities. Metrorail service restoration is also contingent on adequate commercial power to support operations and repair of any storm-related damage. For Metrobus, …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
State transit officials want Brunswick Line riders to rate the new schedule.
State transit officials are seeking feedback on the new schedule in place for its Brunswick Line, which runs from Martinsburg, WV, to Washington, DC, with stops in Germantown and Boyds. Train riders can fill out an online survey or attend an open house from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, outside the Gaithersburg City Council Building, MARC officials said in a recent alert. The commuter line has been operating on a new schedule since July 16. The new schedule is a slightly tweaked version from what MARC proposed last year, which would have called for more substantial cuts in service in smaller stations — a move transit official said would help keep the Brunswick Line on schedule during peak times. Riders and the transit system’s own Riders…
Matt
11:09 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013
I wish the platform had a larger covered area like Rockville. It's pretty and quaint until it's pouring or sleeting. more ›