Germantown station (MARC)

Germantown
MARC commuter rail station

The station at Germantown in July 2012
Location 19320 Mateny Hill Road
Germantown, Maryland 20875
Coordinates 39°10′24″N 77°16′14.4″W / 39.17333°N 77.270667°W / 39.17333; -77.270667Coordinates: 39°10′24″N 77°16′14.4″W / 39.17333°N 77.270667°W / 39.17333; -77.270667
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 862 (MARC)
Services
Preceding station   MARC   Following station
Brunswick Line
  Former services  
Baltimore and Ohio
Main Line

Germantown is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV (with a branch to Frederick, MD).[1] It is one of the busiest stations on the Brunswick Line along with Silver Spring and Rockville stations. All Brunswick Line trains stop at this station.

The original Germantown Station, which was built by Ephraim Francis Baldwin for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was destroyed by arsonists in 1978, and was reconstructed for MARC.


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