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Maryland: MDOT MTA's Maryland Area Rail Commuter and Express Bus Network by 2050

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MDOT MTA Express Coach Bus Service PINK: Buses every 15mins (weekdays 4am to 10am & 4pm to 9pm) Buses every 30mins (weekdays 10am to 4pm & 9pm to midnight) Buses every 30mins (weekends 6am to midnight) Buses every 60mins (holidays 6am to midnight) BLUE: Buses every 10mins (weekdays 4am to 10am & 4pm to 9pm) Buses every 20mins (weekdays 10am to 4pm & 9pm to midnight) Buses every 20mins (weekends 6am to midnight) Buses every 30mins (holidays 6am to midnight) GREEN: Buses every 30mins (weekdays 4am to 9am & 5pm to 10pm) Buses every 60mins (weekdays 10am to 4pm & 10pm to midnight) Buses every 60mins (weekends 6am to midnight) Buses every 60mins (holidays 8am to 10pm) Bus Fleet - Van Hool CX45 (400): $250,000,000.00 Van Hool TDX25E (600): $420,000,000.00 TOTAL: $670,000,000.00 Drivers - 650 (each at $80k/yr): $52,000,000.00/yr Fare needed to cover operational costs (assuming 200,000 passenger trips per week): $5.00 Fare required (assuming a 20% rate of fare beating): $7.00 Fare Charged per Person Adult (13+): $6.00 Child (0-13): $2.00 Senior (65+): $3.00 Veteran (Valid ID): $3.00 Student (Valid ID): $3.00 ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* MARC Commuter Rail ORANGE: MDOT MTA owned tracks RED: Amtrak owned tracks YELLOW: Freight/state-owned track agreement MARC Lines by Frequency (weekdays from 4am to 10am & from 5pm to 11pm) - Annapolis: Trains every 15mins (from Bladen Street to Baltimore-Penn) Trains every 15mins (from BWI to Bladen Street) - Brunswick: Trains every 30mins (from Brunswick to DCU); Trains every 90mins (from Martinsburg to DCU) - Camden: Trains every 40mins (from Baltimore-Camden to DCU) Trains every 30mins (from BWI to Baltimore-Penn via Camden) - Frederick-Washington: Trains every 30mins (from Gaithersburg to DCU); Trains every 60mins (from Frederick to DCU) - Harrisburg-Baltimore: Trains every 30mins (from Harrisburg to Bayview) - La Plata: Trains every 45mins (from La Plata to DCU); Trains every 30mins (from Upper Marlboro to DCU) - Penn: Trains every 40mins (from Newark to DCU); Trains every 15mins (from Baltimore-Penn to DCU) - Westminster & Manchester: Trains every 30mins (from Westminster/Manchester to Bayview/Tradepoint) MARC Lines by Frequency (weekdays from 10am to 5pm) - Annapolis: Trains every 30mins (from Bladen Street to Baltimore-Penn) Trains every 15mins (from BWI to Bladen Street) - Brunswick: Trains every 60mins (from Brunswick to DCU) - Camden: Trains every 60mins (from Baltimore-Camden to DCU) Trains every 30mins (from BWI to Baltimore-Penn via Camden) - Frederick-Washington: Trains every 60mins (from Frederick to DCU) - Harrisburg-Baltimore: Trains every 60mins (from Harrisburg to Bayview) - La Plata: Trains every 60mins (from La Plata to DCU) - Penn: Trains every 60mins (from Newark to DCU) - Westminster & Manchester: Trains every 60mins (from Reisterstown to Bayview/Tradepoint) MARC Lines by Frequency (Saturdays from 7am to midnight) - Annapolis: Trains every 15mins (from Bladen Street to Baltimore-Penn) Trains every 15mins (from BWI to Bladen Street) - Brunswick: Trains every 30mins (from Brunswick to DCU); Trains every 90mins (from Martinsburg to DCU) - Camden: Trains every 30mins (from Baltimore-Camden to DCU) Trains every 30mins (from BWI to Baltimore-Penn via Camden) - Frederick-Washington: Trains every 30mins (from Frederick to DCU) - Harrisburg-Baltimore: Trains every 60mins (from Harrisburg to Bayview) - La Plata: Trains every 30mins (from Upper Marlboro to DCU); Trains every 60mins (from La Plata to DCU) - Penn: Trains every 30mins (from Baltimore-Penn to DCU); Trains every 60mins (from Newark to DCU) - Westminster & Manchester: Trains every 30mins (from Reisterstown to Bayview/Tradepoint) MARC Lines by Frequency (Sundays and Holidays from 7am to midnight) - Annapolis: Trains every 30mins (from Bladen Street to Baltimore-Penn) Trains every 15mins (from BWI to Bladen Street) - Brunswick: Trains every 60mins (from Brunswick to DCU); Trains every 90mins (from Martinsburg to DCU) - Camden: Trains every 60mins (from Baltimore-Camden to DCU); Surge trains on Ravens gamedays Trains every 30mins (from BWI to Baltimore-Penn via Camden) - Frederick-Washington: Trains every 60mins (from Frederick to DCU) - Harrisburg-Baltimore: Trains every 60mins (from Harrisburg to Bayview) - La Plata: Trains every 60mins (from Upper Marlboro to DCU); Trains every 90mins (from La Plata to DCU) - Penn: Trains every 45mins (from White Marsh to DCU); No Service from Newark to White Marsh - Westminster & Manchester: Trains every 60mins (from Reisterstown to Bayview/Tradepoint) Rolling Stock - Siemens Charger SC-44 (22): $176,000,000.00 Stadler FLIRT Diesel Multiple Units (22): $300,000,000.00 Bombardier bi-level passenger cars (32): $121,600,000.00 TOTAL: $600,000,000.00
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Ridership
90.8M
Cost
$ 31.7B
Stations
174
Lines
20
Modes
2
Length
1,505 km
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MDOT MTA Express Coach Bus Service PINK: Buses every 15mins (weekdays 4am to 10am & 4pm to 9pm) Buses every 30mins (weekdays 10am to 4pm & 9pm to midnight) Buses every 30mins (weekends 6am to midnight) Buses every 60mins (holidays 6am to midnight) BLUE: Buses every 10mins (weekdays 4am to 10am & 4pm to 9pm) Buses every 20mins (weekdays 10am to 4pm & 9pm to midnight) Buses every 20mins (weekends 6am to midnight) Buses every 30mins (holidays 6am to midnight) GREEN: Buses every 30mins (weekdays 4am to 9am & 5pm to 10pm) Buses every 60mins (weekdays 10am to 4pm & 10pm to midnight) Buses every 60mins (weekends 6am to midnight) Buses every 60mins (holidays 8am to 10pm) Bus Fleet - Van Hool CX45 (400): $250,000,000.00 Van Hool TDX25E (600): $420,000,000.00 TOTAL: $670,000,000.00 Drivers - 650 (each at $80k/yr): $52,000,000.00/yr Fare needed to cover operational costs (assuming 200,000 passenger trips per week): $5.00 Fare required (assuming a 20% rate of fare beating): $7.00 Fare Charged per Person Adult (13+): $6.00 Child (0-13): $2.00 Senior (65+): $3.00 Veteran (Valid ID): $3.00 Student (Valid ID): $3.00 ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* MARC Commuter Rail ORANGE: MDOT MTA owned tracks RED: Amtrak owned tracks YELLOW: Freight/state-owned track agreement MARC Lines by Frequency (weekdays from 4am to 10am & from 5pm to 11pm) - Annapolis: Trains every 15mins (from Bladen Street to Baltimore-Penn) Trains every 15mins (from BWI to Bladen Street) - Brunswick: Trains every 30mins (from Brunswick to DCU); Trains every 90mins (from Martinsburg to DCU) - Camden: Trains every 40mins (from Baltimore-Camden to DCU) Trains every 30mins (from BWI to Baltimore-Penn via Camden) - Frederick-Washington: Trains every 30mins (from Gaithersburg to DCU); Trains every 60mins (from Frederick to DCU) - Harrisburg-Baltimore: Trains every 30mins (from Harrisburg to Bayview) - La Plata: Trains every 45mins (from La Plata to DCU); Trains every 30mins (from Upper Marlboro to DCU) - Penn: Trains every 40mins (from Newark to DCU); Trains every 15mins (from Baltimore-Penn to DCU) - Westminster & Manchester: Trains every 30mins (from Westminster/Manchester to Bayview/Tradepoint) MARC Lines by Frequency (weekdays from 10am to 5pm) - Annapolis: Trains every 30mins (from Bladen Street to Baltimore-Penn) Trains every 15mins (from BWI to Bladen Street) - Brunswick: Trains every 60mins (from Brunswick to DCU) - Camden: Trains every 60mins (from Baltimore-Camden to DCU) Trains every 30mins (from BWI to Baltimore-Penn via Camden) - Frederick-Washington: Trains every 60mins (from Frederick to DCU) - Harrisburg-Baltimore: Trains every 60mins (from Harrisburg to Bayview) - La Plata: Trains every 60mins (from La Plata to DCU) - Penn: Trains every 60mins (from Newark to DCU) - Westminster & Manchester: Trains every 60mins (from Reisterstown to Bayview/Tradepoint) MARC Lines by Frequency (Saturdays from 7am to midnight) - Annapolis: Trains every 15mins (from Bladen Street to Baltimore-Penn) Trains every 15mins (from BWI to Bladen Street) - Brunswick: Trains every 30mins (from Brunswick to DCU); Trains every 90mins (from Martinsburg to DCU) - Camden: Trains every 30mins (from Baltimore-Camden to DCU) Trains every 30mins (from BWI to Baltimore-Penn via Camden) - Frederick-Washington: Trains every 30mins (from Frederick to DCU) - Harrisburg-Baltimore: Trains every 60mins (from Harrisburg to Bayview) - La Plata: Trains every 30mins (from Upper Marlboro to DCU); Trains every 60mins (from La Plata to DCU) - Penn: Trains every 30mins (from Baltimore-Penn to DCU); Trains every 60mins (from Newark to DCU) - Westminster & Manchester: Trains every 30mins (from Reisterstown to Bayview/Tradepoint) MARC Lines by Frequency (Sundays and Holidays from 7am to midnight) - Annapolis: Trains every 30mins (from Bladen Street to Baltimore-Penn) Trains every 15mins (from BWI to Bladen Street) - Brunswick: Trains every 60mins (from Brunswick to DCU); Trains every 90mins (from Martinsburg to DCU) - Camden: Trains every 60mins (from Baltimore-Camden to DCU); Surge trains on Ravens gamedays Trains every 30mins (from BWI to Baltimore-Penn via Camden) - Frederick-Washington: Trains every 60mins (from Frederick to DCU) - Harrisburg-Baltimore: Trains every 60mins (from Harrisburg to Bayview) - La Plata: Trains every 60mins (from Upper Marlboro to DCU); Trains every 90mins (from La Plata to DCU) - Penn: Trains every 45mins (from White Marsh to DCU); No Service from Newark to White Marsh - Westminster & Manchester: Trains every 60mins (from Reisterstown to Bayview/Tradepoint) Rolling Stock - Siemens Charger SC-44 (22): $176,000,000.00 Stadler FLIRT Diesel Multiple Units (22): $300,000,000.00 Bombardier bi-level passenger cars (32): $121,600,000.00 TOTAL: $600,000,000.00
Map type: regional | Total track length: 935 miles | Center coordinate: 39.2113, -76.7169 | * MARC Penn Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 23 stations) Alexandria Union Station, Crystal City, VA, L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, D.C. Union Station, New Carrollton, Seabrook, Bowie State University, Odenton, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Guinness/Relay, Halethorpe, West Baltimore, Baltimore Penn Station, North Broadway, Middle East, Bayview TC, Martin State Airport, Edgewood, Aberdeen, Perryville, Elkton, Newark, DE, Wilmington, DE * MARC Camden Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 14 stations) Washington, D.C. Union Station, Riverdale, College Park, Greenbelt, Muirkirk, Laurel, Annapolis Junction Center, Dorsey, Guinness/Relay, Lansdowne, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Lexington Market, Mount Royal, Baltimore Penn Station * MARC Dundalk-Westminster Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 18 stations) Tradepoint Atlantic, Cove, Sollers Point, Foundry/CCBC-Dundalk, Willow Spring, Amazon/Broening, Canton, Middle East, North Broadway, Baltimore Penn Station, Upton, Coppin State University, Liberty Heights/BCCC, Reisterstown Plaza, Owings Mills, Stevenson University, Reisterstown-Glyndon, Westminster * MARC Brunswick Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 19 stations) Cumberland, Hancock Airport, Martinsburg, Duffields, WV, Harper's Ferry, WV, Brunswick, Point of Rocks, Dickerson, Barnesville, Boyds, Germantown, Metropolitan Grove, Gaithersburg, Washington Grove, Shady Grove, Rockville, Kensington, Silver Spring, Washington, D.C. Union Station * MTA Express Bus LINK: Columbia - Silver Spring: (Bus rapid transit, 14 stations) Silver Spring, Four Corners, Burnt Mills, White Oak, Burtonsville, Scaggsville, Maple Lawn, Montpelier Road, Columbia Town Center - Merriweather Post Pavilion, Broken Land - Columbia Mall, Lotte Plaza - Ellicott City, Patapsco Valley State Park, Westview, West Baltimore * MARC La Plata Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 13 stations) La Plata, Willow Gate, White Plains, Waldorf, Mattawoman, Brandywine, Duley-Rosaryville, Marlton, Upper Marlboro, Bowie Health Center, Seabrook, New Carrollton, Washington, D.C. Union Station * MTA Express Bus LINK: Annapolis - New Carrollton: (Bus rapid transit, 11 stations) Annapolis-Dock Street, St. John's College, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis - Winchester, Westfield, Davidsonville, Bowie - Gateway, Bowie Health Center, Fairwood, Lottsford Vista, New Carrollton * MTA Express Bus LINK: BWI - Baltimore - Frederick: (Bus rapid transit, 5 stations) BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Russell Street - Stadiums, West Baltimore, I-70 Park & Ride, Frederick * MTA Express Bus LINK: Cumberland - Frederick: (Bus rapid transit, 4 stations) Frederick, Hagerstown - West Franklin Street, Hancock - West Main, Cumberland - Amtrak Station * MTA Express Bus LINK: Bel Air - BWI: (Bus rapid transit, 6 stations) BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, White Marsh Mall, Honeygo Village, Fallston, Harford Mall, Bel Air - South Main Street * MARC Frederick Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 12 stations) Frederick, Monocacy, Dickerson, Germantown, Metropolitan Grove, Gaithersburg, Washington Grove, Silver Spring, Washington, D.C. Union Station, L'Enfant Plaza, Crystal City, VA, Alexandria Union Station * MTA Express Bus LINK: Bel Air - Downtown: (Bus rapid transit, 7 stations) West Baltimore, UMMS - Shock Trauma, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, White Marsh Mall, Honeygo Village, Fallston, Bel Air - South Main Street * Penn-Camden Connector: (Commuter/suburban rail, 0 stations) * MARC Baltimore - Annapolis Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 14 stations) Baltimore Penn Station, Mount Royal, Lexington Market, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Westport, North Linthicum, Linthicum, Crain - Glen Burnie, Marley Station, Pasadena, Severna Park, Anne Arundel County Community College, Arnold, Annapolis - Winchester * MARC Manchester-Canton Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 16 stations) Canton, Locust Point, McHenry Row, Fort/Riverside, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Lexington Market, Mount Royal, Upton, Coppin State University, Liberty Heights/BCCC, Reisterstown Plaza, Owings Mills, Stevenson University, Reisterstown-Glyndon, Hampstead/Gill, Manchester/Eagle Ridge * Beltway Connector: (Bus rapid transit, 23 stations) Towson University-Towsontown Garage, Pikesville, Old Court Road, SSA, Westview, Frederick Road, Lansdowne Station, North Linthicum, Cromwell, Tradepoint Atlantic, Battle Grove, North Point, Essex, Middlesex, Martin State Airport MARC Station, Greenleigh, White Marsh Mall, Belair Road, Perring Plaza, Cromwell Bridge, Goucher College, Towson Town Center, Towson University-Towsontown Garage * MARC BWI - Annapolis Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 8 stations) Annapolis - Winchester, Arnold, Anne Arundel County Community College, Severna Park, Pasadena, Marley Station, Crain - Glen Burnie, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport * MARC Annapolis - Ocean City Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 13 stations) Ocean City, Ocean Pines, Willards, Salisbury, Delmar, Laurel, Seaford, Federalsburg, Easton, Chesapeake College, Thompson Creek Road, Sandy Pointe State Park, Annapolis - Winchester * MARC Harbor Beltway: (Commuter/suburban rail, 11 stations) Fort/Riverside, McHenry Row, Locust Point, Canton, Middle East, North Broadway, Baltimore Penn Station, Mount Royal, Lexington Market, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Fort/Riverside * MARC Harrisburg-Camden Line: (Commuter/suburban rail, 14 stations) Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Lexington Market, Mount Royal, Lutherville TC, Cockeysville, Paper Mill Road, New Freedom, Glen Rock, Northside Commons-Kings Mill, York TC, York-Somerville, Emig Road, New Cumberland, Harrisburg
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