Camden Station
Rail station in Baltimore, Maryland, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Camden Station, now also referred to as Camden Street Station, Camden Yards, and formally as the Transportation Center at Camden Yards, is a train station at the intersection of South Howard and West Camden Streets in Baltimore, Maryland, adjacent to Oriole Park at Camden Yards, behind the B&O Warehouse. It is served by MARC commuter rail service and local Light Rail trains.
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Location | 301 West Camden Street[1] Baltimore, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°17′00″N 76°37′10″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | CSX Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Maryland Transit Administration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Baltimore Terminal Subdivision Baltimore Light Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 6 (3 Light Rail, 3 MARC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | MTA BaltimoreLink: Brown, Navy, 54, 76, 94, 120, 160, 320, 410, 411, 420 [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 1,004 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Covered racks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 | 429 daily[3] 27.6% (MARC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 616[4] (Light RailLink) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Camden Street Station was originally built beginning in 1856, continuing until 1865, by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as its main passenger terminal and early offices/ headquarters (until 1881) in Baltimore and is one of the longest continuously operated terminals in the United States. Its upstairs offices were the workplace of famous Civil War era B&O President John Work Garrett (1820–1884). The station and its environs were also the site of several infamous civil strife actions of the 19th century with the Baltimore riot of 1861, on April 18–19, also known as the Pratt Street Riots and later labor strife in the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.[5]