Rockville station
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Rockville station is an intermodal train station located in downtown Rockville, Maryland, United States. It is served by the Washington Metro Red Line, MARC Brunswick Line commuter trains, and Amtrak Capitol Limited intercity trains.
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Location | 251 Hungerford Drive & 307 South Stonestreet Avenue Rockville, Maryland United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39.084238°N 77.146125°W / 39.084238; -77.146125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | WMATA (station) CSX (tracks)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | CSX Metropolitan Subdivision WMATA A Route[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform (Red Line) 2 side platforms (Metropolitan Subdivision) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 (2 for each service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 524 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 69 racks and 40 lockers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: RKV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | December 15, 1984 (December 15, 1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2022 | 4,058 annually[3] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
November 2022 | 165 daily[4] (MARC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 1,246 daily[5] (Metro) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 63rd (Metro) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rockville Railroad Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 98 Church Street, Rockville, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°4′58″N 77°8′42″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Ephraim Francis Baldwin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Queen Anne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 74000961[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | July 18, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rockville station opened in 1873 when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) built their Metropolitan Branch (now the CSX Metropolitan Subdivision). B&O intercity service served the station until 1971; the station continued to be served by commuter trains (which became the Brunswick Line in the 1980s). Amtrak service began in 1973 with the Blue Ridge, followed by the Shenandoah in 1976 and the Capitol Limited in 1981.
The station building, designed by Ephraim Francis Baldwin, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as Rockville Railroad Station. It was moved slightly to the south in 1981 to make room for Metro construction. The modern Metro station opened on December 15, 1984.