Dickerson station

Dickerson is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, WV (with an extension to Frederick, MD). This station was designed by E. Francis Baldwin and built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1891. It is the last station Frederick bound trains pass before branching onto the Frederick Branch.[4]

Not to be confused with Dickerson Generating Station.
Dickerson
MARC commuter rail station
General information
Location22211 Mount Ephraim Road, Dickerson, Maryland[1]
Coordinates39°13′12″N 77°25′19″W
Line(s)Metropolitan Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo[2]
History
Opened1891
Passengers
November 20227 (daily)[3] (MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Point of Rocks
towards Martinsburg
 Brunswick Line Barnesville
towards Union Station
Monocacy
towards Frederick
Former services
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Point of Rocks
toward Chicago
 Main Line Barnesville
toward Jersey City
Tuscarora
toward Chicago

Station layout

The station is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, lacking raised platforms for level boarding.

P
Platform level		 Street level Exit/entrance, station house, parking
Side platform
Outbound ←      Brunswick Line toward Martinsburg (Point of Rocks)
←      Brunswick Line toward Frederick (Monocacy)
←      Capitol Limited does not stop here
Inbound →      Capitol Limited does not stop here →
→      Brunswick Line toward Union Station (Barnesville) →
Side platform

See also

References
  1. "MARC Station Information". MTA Maryland. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. "MARC Station Information". Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  3. "MARC Brunswick Line Technical Report" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  4. MARC station list (includes Dickerson) Archived March 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine MARC official website
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