MARC Alert:Penn Line schedule change eff. Monday, March 13th

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 13:40:28 -0500

The next phase of Amtrak trackwork will begin on the Penn Line on Monday, March 13. Work will take place between Bowie State and New Carrollton stations. MARC Penn Line schedules will change on Monday, March 13.

There are many minor changes to the schedule, so all passengers should review the new timetable (downloadable at www.mta.maryland.gov/marc-train) to ensure that you do not miss your train. In addition to the changes, passengers may experience 5-10 minute delays between Bowie State and New Carrollton due to the trackwork.

Here are the major changes as compared to the February 13 - March 10 schedule:

Southbound
--Trains 401, 403, 505, and 407 (the first four morning Penn Line trains) will depart Halethorpe, BWI Airport, Odenton and Bowie State 2-5 minutes EARLIER.

--Train 409 (6:13am departure from Penn Station) will depart Odenton 1 minute EARLIER.

--All southbound trains except 401, 403, 505, and 407 will depart Seabrook and New Carrollton 3-5 minutes later.

Northbound
--Train 428 (currently the 4:10pm departure from Union Station) will depart Washington, New Carrollton, Seabrook and Bowie State 2 minutes EARLIER and Odenton 3 minutes EARLIER.

--Train 536 (5:10pm departure from Union Station) will depart Odenton 2 minutes EARLIER.

--Train 642 (currently the 5:50pm departure from Union Station) will depart Washington and all stations en route to Martin Airport 4 minutes EARLIER.

--Train 446 (currently the 6:50pm departure from Union Station) will depart Washington and all stations en route to Baltimore 5 minutes EARLIER.

Copies of the new schedule are available at stations and are available now online at our schedules page, www.mta.maryland.gov/marc-train .

Thank you for riding MARC Train.