Gaithersburg station

Gaithersburg station is a commuter rail station located on the Metropolitan Subdivision in downtown Gaithersburg, Maryland. It is served by the MARC Brunswick Line service; it was also served by Amtrak from 1971 to 1986. The former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad station building and freight shed, designed by Ephraim Francis Baldwin and built in 1884, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Gaithersburg B & O Railroad Station and Freight Shed. They are used as the Gaithersburg Community Museum.

Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg MARC (formerly B&O) Railroad station, January 2007
General information
Location5 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Coordinates39°08′29.5″N 77°11′35″W
Line(s)CSX Metropolitan Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections MTA Maryland: 201 and 202
Construction
ParkingGarage
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 1, 1873 (ceremonial opening)
May 25, 1873 (regular passenger service)
Rebuilt1884
Passengers
November 2022121 (daily) (MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Metropolitan Grove
towards Martinsburg or Frederick
 Brunswick Line Washington Grove
towards Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Brunswick
toward Martinsburg
 Blue Ridge
Discontinued 1986
 Rockville
toward Washington, D.C.
Brunswick
toward Cincinnati (River Road)
 Shenandoah
Discontinued 1981
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Germantown
toward Chicago
 Main Line Washington Grove
toward Jersey City
Ward
toward Chicago
Gaithersburg B & O Railroad Station and Freight Shed
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Passenger station and freight house, November 2010
Built1884
ArchitectEphraim Francis Baldwin
Architectural styleQueen Anne attributed
NRHP reference No.78001473
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1978
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