Boyds station

MARC rail station in Boyds, Maryland, United States

39°11′03.2″N 77°18′51.2″W / 39.184222°N 77.314222°W / 39.184222; -77.314222Line(s)Metropolitan SubdivisionPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleNo^[2]HistoryOpenedMay 1, 1873 (ceremonial opening)^[3]
May 25, 1873 (regular passenger service)^[3]^[4]Rebuilt1887^[5]Key dates19281887 station depot razed^[5]PassengersNovember 20229 (daily)^[6] (MARC) Services

Preceding station	MARC			Following station
Barnesville towards Martinsburg or Frederick		Brunswick Line		Germantown towards Union Station

Former services

Preceding station	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad			Following station
Barnesville toward Chicago		Main Line		Germantown toward Jersey City
Buck Lodge toward Chicago		Main Line		Germantown toward Jersey City

Boyds is an active commuter railroad train station in Boyds, Montgomery County, Maryland. Located on Clopper Road west of the junction with Maryland Routes 117 and 121, the station services trains of MARC's Brunswick Line between Union Station in Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, West Virginia, along with some trains to Frederick, Maryland. Trains for Amtrak's Capitol Limited bypass the station. The next station west is Barnesville and the next one east is Germantown. Boyds station consists of two low-level side platforms and a single three-sided glass shelter, along with a small parking lot. Boyds station includes a 1931-built pedestrian tunnel originally built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.^[7]

Boyds station began operations with the opening of the Metropolitan Branch Railroad on May 25, 1873. The station was named after James A. Boyd, a wealthy contractor who helped build the new railroad through the area.^[3]^[4] Ephraim Francis Baldwin, the architect for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, designed a brick combination station at Boyds the railroad built in 1887. This structure lasted until 1928.^[5]

Station layout

The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, lacking raised platforms for level boarding.

References

^ "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Metropolitan Branch Railroad". The Baltimore Sun. May 1, 1873. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Metropolitan Branch Railroad". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1873. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
^ Flickr Photo by John Mueller