Update: Penn Line Service - Restored with Restrictions Started Until Penn Line Service has been restored with speed restrictions between BWI and Halethorpe Stations. Residual delays are expected as rail traffic clears and updates will follow once the situation progresses. Passengers are still encouraged to use the Camden Line or alternative transportation.
MARC Penn Line - Northbound Trains Departing Washington Started Until Penn Line Train 532 (4:10 dpt Wash) will be the next northbound train departing Washington Union Station making all stops to Perryville. Train 536 (5:18 dpt Wash) will be the second northbound train departing Washington Union Station making all stops to Perryville. We still encourage passengers to use the Camden Line or alternative transportation. Updates will follow if necessary. More...
MARC Penn 532 - Delay Started Until Penn Line Train 532 (Dpt 4:10pm Union) has departed Union Station and is operating with a 45 - 50 minute delay due to Police Activity north of BWI Station.
MARC Penn 537 - Delay Started Until Penn Line Train 537 (Dpt 2:40pm Perryville) is operating with a 100 - 105 minute delay due to Police Activity North of BWI Station.
MARC Penn 641 - Delay Started Until Penn Line Train 641 (Dpt 3:35pm Martin Airport) is operating with a 70 - 75 minute delay due to Police Activity North of BWI Station.
MARC Penn 579 - Departure Delay Started Until Penn Line Train 579 (Dpt 6:30 Perryville) will incur a departure delay of 30 - 40 minutes due to the late arrival of equipment. Updates to follow.
MARC Bowie State University station - updates on repairs to concrete on ramps Started Wed Apr 23 Until Fri May 9 MARC Facilities Maintenance staff continue to perform repair and upgrade work to the concrete and expansion joints on the ramps at Bowie State University station. Due to earlier unfavorable weather conditions, work on the northbound ramp is running slightly behind schedule. This ramp will reopen on Tuesday, April 29. Until that time, Bowie State University station will not be fully ADA accessible. Passengers who require use of the ramps to access the platforms should use Odenton or Seabrook stations.
Starting on Tuesday, April 29, maintenance work will begin on the staircases to the tunnel. The stairs to on the northbound platform will close on April 29 until Monday, May 5, at which time work will shift to the stairs to the southbound platform. During these closures, passengers all passengers will be required to use the ramps to access the platforms. Please allow a few extra minutes to reach the platform and board your train.
We regret any inconvenience and thank you for your patience as our Facilities Maintenance staff perform this necessary work.More...
MARC Penn Line schedule change - Monday, May 12 Started Fri May 2 Until Fri May 23 There will be a Penn Line schedule change on Monday, May 12. Amtrak is beginning a trackwork project between Baltimore and Martin Airport, which requires changes to some trains. In addition, other adjustments are being made in response to customer feedback and comment.
Please carefully review this schedule, as several trains depart earlier. Most important changes:
Morning service to Washington Union Station
--Train 403 (currently the 4:55am departure from Penn Station) will operate ten minutes EARLIER, departing at 4:45am.
--Train 505 (4:25am departure from Perryville / 5:15am departure from Penn Station) will retain its current schedule Perryville - Martin Airport, but will depart all stations between Penn Station and Washington five minutes EARLIER.
Afternoon/evening service to Baltimore and Perryville
--Train 428 (currently the 3:45pm departure from Union Station) will depart 5 minutes EARLIER at 3:40pm, will no longer stop at Seabrook, and will add stops at Halethorpe and West Baltimore. This change is being made in response to customer requests to close a ninety-minute gap in service at Halethorpe and West Baltimore.
Important information for northbound passengers at Halethorpe
Starting Monday, May 5 (before this new schedule takes effect), the track adjacent to the northbound platform at Halethorpe station will be removed from service by Amtrak for approximately six months for a maintenance project. Temporary platform extensions will be installed. This means that only a limited number of doors will be able to open at Halethorpe station on all northbound trains. Passengers must listen carefully to conductor announcements about which doors will be open and only exit where you see a uniformed MARC Conductor. If you do not see a Conductor at the door you are standing at, that door will not open at Halethorpe.
Printed copies of the new timetable are being produced at this time. Visit www.mta.maryland.gov/marc-penn-may2025 to download a copy of the new schedule. Carefully review the schedule to identify changes to the trains you ride.