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{{Short description|MARC commuter rail line between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland}}{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}{{Distinguish|text=the Camden railway line, a closed railway line between Campbelltown and Camden in Sydney, Australia}}

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| image = MARC52.jpg| image_width = 300px| caption = MARC EMD GP40WH-2 at Camden Stationregional rail>Commuter rail| system = MARC Train| status = Active| locale = Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland, suburbsUnion Station (Washington, D.C.)>Washington, D.C., Union StationCamden Station>Camden Station (Baltimore)| stations = 12| trainnumber = 840–860DATE=JUNE 2017 ACCESS-DATE=JUNE 2, 2019, | open = 1830| owner = CSX Transportation (tracks)| operator = Alstom/Maryland Transit Administration| character = 39km|abbr=on}}ussg}}32.5avg.70top|top speed}})| map = {{switcherfrom=Camden Line.map}} Camden Line highlighted in orange | Show interactive mapinline=yes}}| Show route diagram}}}}The Camden Line is a MARC commuter rail line that runs for {{convert|39|mi|km|abbr=on}} between Union Station, Washington, D.C., and Camden Station, Baltimore, Maryland, over the CSX Capital Subdivision and Baltimore Terminal Subdivision. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad began running commuter service from Baltimore to Ellicott City over part of the current line's trackage on May 24, 1830, making this corridor one of the country's oldest rail routes still in operation.BOOK,weblink History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Stover, John F., January 1, 1995, Purdue University Press, 9781557530660, en, The line was extended to Washington on August 25, 1835.BOOK, The Great Road: The Building of the Baltimore and Ohio, the Nation's First Railroad, 1828-1853, Dilts, James D.,weblink 184, Palo Alto, CA, Stanford University Press, 1996, 978-0-8047-2629-0, The Camden Line is the shortest MARC line. {{As of|2019}}, the Camden Line is a weekday-only service.WEB,weblink MARC Camden Line Weekday Schedule, March 2017, MTA Maryland, June 1, 2019,

Stations list{| class"wikitable"

!State!Town/City!Station!ConnectionsWashington, D.C.>DCWashington, D.C.{{marcusAmtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal (train)>Cardinal, Capitol Limited (Amtrak train)Capitol Limited, Carolinian (train)>Carolinian, Crescent (train)Crescent, Northeast Regional, Palmetto (train)>Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star (Amtrak train)Silver Star, Vermonter (train)>Vermonter, Amtrak Thruway to Charlottesville, Virginia{{Rintmarc}} '''MARC Train: Penn Line, Brunswick Line{{Rint>vre}} Virginia Railway Express:''' Manassas Line, Fredericksburg Line{{Rint>washingtonWashington Metro>Metrorail: Red Line (Washington Metro){{Rint>buslink=Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)}} '''Metrobus (Washington, D.C.):''' List of Metrobus routes (Washington, D.C.)>80, 96, 97, D6, D8, X1, X2, X8, X9{{Rail-interchange1DC Circulator: Georgetown, Navy Yard{{Rail-interchange>tramDC Streetcar: H Street/Benning Road Line {{Rint>buslink=MTA Maryland bus routes}} '''Maryland Transit Administration:''' 903{{Rint>buslink=Loudon County Commuter Bus}} '''Loudoun County Commuter Bus:''' Loudoun County {{Rint>buslink=OmniRide}} '''Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission: Lake Ridge OmniRide{{Rail-interchange>bus}} Intercity bus service:''' Greyhound Lines, Peter Pan Bus Lines>Peter Pan, Megabus, Washington Deluxe, BestBusMaryland>Riverdale Park, Maryland>Riverdale Park{{marcbuslink=Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)}} Metrobus: F4College Park, Maryland>College Park{{marcwashingtonWashington Metro>Metrorail: Green Line (Washington Metro){{Rint>buslink=Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)}} '''Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)''': 83, 83X, 86, C8, F6, J4, R12{{Rint>busUniversity of Maryland, College Park: Shuttle-UM 104, 109{{Rint>buslink=TheBus (Prince George's County)}} '''TheBus (Prince George's County)TheBus''': 14, 17{{Rint>buslink=MTA Maryland bus routes}} MTA Commuter Bus: 204Greenbelt, Maryland>Greenbelt{{marcwashingtonWashington Metro>Metrorail: Green Line (Washington Metro){{Rint>buslink=Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)}} '''Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)''': 87, 89, 89M, B30, C2, G12, G14, R12{{Rint>bus University of Maryland, College Park: Shuttle-UM 129{{Rint>buslink=TheBus (Prince George's County)}} '''TheBus (Prince George's County)TheBus''': 11, 15X, 16{{Rint>buslink=Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland}} RTA: 302Beltsville, Maryland>Beltsville{{marcbuslink=Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland}} RTA: 302Laurel, Maryland>Laurel}}{{Rint1Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)>Metrobus: 87, 89M{{Rint1Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland>RTA: 409Laurel Race Track}}Savage, Maryland>Savage{{marcbuslink=Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland}} RTA: 409Jessup, Maryland>Jessup{{marc|Dorsey, Maryland>Dorsey{{marcbuslink=Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland}} RTA: 501St. Denis, Maryland>St. Denis{{marc|Baltimore>Camden Station>baltimore|raillink}} Baltimore Light RailLink

References

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External links

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• MARC Camden Line official information page
• Baltimore and Ohio Old Main Line and Washington Branch Photo Tours (TrainWeb)

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