MARC Train

Maryland Area Rail Commuter
Maryland Area Rail Commuter
	A MARC HHP-8 leads an express train into Odenton station in Odenton, Maryland
Overview
Owner	Maryland Transit Administration
Locale	Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
Transit type	Commuter rail
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	42
Daily ridership	12,100 (weekdays, Q3 2023)
Annual ridership	2,815,900 (2022)
Chief executive	Holly Arnold
Website	mta.maryland.gov/marc-train
Operation
Began operation	1984 (as Maryland Rail Commuter)
Operator(s)	Alstom (Camden and Brunswick Lines); Amtrak (Penn Line)
Reporting marks	MARC
Infrastructure manager(s)	Amtrak, CSX
Technical
System length	187 mi (301 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 12 kV 25 Hz AC (Penn Line)
Top speed	125 mph (201 km/h)
System map
	Capitol Limited
	to Chicago
	West Virginia
	Maryland
	Frederick Road
	closed 1984
	Elkridge
	closed 1996
	Bowie
	closed
	Lanham
	closed
	Berwyn
	closed 1991
	Capital Beltway
	closed
	Landover
	closed
	Hyattsville
	closed c. 1980s
	Maryland
	Washington, D.C.
	Northwest Branch
	Anacostia River
	Maryland
	Washington, D.C.
	Virginia Railway Express
	Amtrak
Key

MARC (Maryland Area Rail Commuter) is a commuter rail system in the Washington–Baltimore area. MARC (reporting mark MARC) is administered by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) and operated under contract by Alstom and Amtrak on track owned by CSX Transportation (CSXT) and Amtrak. In 2022, the system had a ridership of 2,815,900, or about 12,100 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023, less than pre-COVID-19 pandemic weekday ridership of 40,000.

With trains on the Penn Line reaching a maximum speed of 125 miles per hour (201 km/h), MARC has the highest top speed of any commuter railroad in the United States.

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