Barnesville station
Barnesville is an active commuter railroad train station in Barnesville, Montgomery County, Maryland. Located on Beallsville Road (Route 109), Barnesville station services trains of MARC Train's Brunswick Line between Union Station in Washington D.C. and Martinsburg, West Virginia. Additional trains operate to Frederick, Maryland. Amtrak's Capitol Limited operates through the station, but does not make any stops. The next station west is Dickerson while the next station east is Boyds. Barnesville station contains two low-level side platforms, connected by a pathway across the tracks.
Barnesville | ||||||||||||||
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| MARC commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||
The station shelter and platform on the Washington-bound side of Barnesville station, as seen from the Martinsburg-bound platform. | ||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 8 Beallsville Road, Barnesville, Maryland | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°12′35″N 77°22′57″W | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Metropolitan Subdivision | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | |||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 1, 1873 (ceremonial opening) May 25, 1873 (regular passenger service) | |||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | c. 1920 1977 | |||||||||||||
| Previous names | Sellman's | |||||||||||||
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| November 2022 | 31 (daily) (MARC) | |||||||||||||
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Service in Barnesville began with the opening of the Metropolitan Branch Railroad on May 25, 1873. At that time, the station held the name of Sellman's for the name of the landowner (William Oliver Sellman) the railroad built the line on in the area. At that time, the locals erected a wooden station that also contained the local post office. A new station opened south of Route 109 c. 1920. The station came down in the 1950s, replaced in 1977 with a Washington Gas Light Company metering station in Rockville.