Halethorpe is a passenger rail station located in the

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of Halethorpe, Maryland on the

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trains serve the station;

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trains pass through but do not stop.MARC station list (includes Halethorpe)
''MARC official website'' Halethorpe station is located along Southwestern Boulevard ( US 1) beneath a bridge for Francis Avenue, which also contains a staircase leading between the station and the bridge. A long parking lot between US 1 and the railroad tracks spans from north of the Washington Boulevard interchange to south of Tom Day Boulevard. South of Halethorpe, the Penn Line crosses under the MARC Camden Line east of the St. Denis station. The vicinity is considered an excellent spot for

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ning due to its proximity to Baltimore and its location at a point that sees CSX

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, Baltimore Terminal Subdivision, and

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freight traffic. The station serves the University of Maryland Baltimore County two miles away. UMBC's Halethorpe/Satellite Transit Line provides a bus connection from the campus to the station. Additional communities include Arbutus, Catonsville, and

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History

A new ADA-accessible station with a high platform and a pedestrian bridge was completed on August 12, 2013. The station has two new 700-foot-long platforms with canopies, a pedestrian bridge, new stairs and elevator towers, a ticket area and restrooms.

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dedicated the station to the late Del. James E. "Ned" Malone Sr., father of then-current delegate James E. "Jimmy" Malone Jr.

Station layout

The tracks are numbered in accordance with the former Pennsylvania Railroad's convention of retaining track numbers relative to their position in a four-track main line, with tracks adjacent to "Track 1" using successive letters beginning with "Track A." Track A splits from Track 1 just South of the station and continues to just North of West Baltimore, the following station heading North.

References

External links

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Halethorpe MARC Station (TrainWeb)

Francis Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Halethorpe MARC Station Improvements
Halethorpe MARC Station Platforms

{{Authority control Halethorpe, Maryland Penn Line Stations on the Northeast Corridor MARC Train stations Railway stations in Baltimore County, Maryland