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1/30/2008



Rail News: Passenger Rail

Maryland Transit Administration to expand nighttime MARC service


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On Feb. 11, the Maryland Transit Administration will expand service on the MARC Penn Line. The expansion is the first installment of the MARC Growth and Investment Plan, a multi-phased, multi-year program designed to triple capacity of the commuter-rail system.

The agency plans to add a northbound train leaving Washington, D.C., at 5:10 p.m. and arriving at Baltimore’s Penn Station at 6:01 p.m.; a southbound train leaving Penn Station at 10:30 p.m. and arriving in Washington at 11:30 p.m.; and a northbound train leaving Washington, D.C. at 11:45 p.m. and arriving at Penn Station at 12:40 a.m.

The state of Maryland will provide $6 million to cover the service expansion costs.