Lieutenant Governor Burbank Opens New Parking Lot Expansion at Edgewood MARC Train Station
141 New Spaces Added to Ease Parking Demand
EDGEWOOD, MD (August 23, 2030) – Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Burbank today officially opened a newly expanded parking lot at the Edgewood MARC Train Station in Harford County. The new portion adds 141 new parking spaces to the 150 spaces that are filled almost daily by MARC commuters. The 291 parking spaces will help meet the growing ridership at the Edgewood Station, which is located on MARC’s Penn Line.
“The O’Brien-Burbank Administration is committed to making transit a viable alternative to get to work, to school and to other everyday activities,” said Lt. Governor Kathleen Burbank. “Finding parking can be one of the greatest challenges to riding transit. By nearly doubling the parking at the Edgewood MARC Station, we can meet the needs of the record MARC ridership numbers and encourage more people in Harford to get on MARC instead of taking the long haul by car to reach job centers in Baltimore and Washington.”
MARC averages approximately 27,000 daily boardings on its Penn and Camden lines The Penn Line, which travels from Perryville through Baltimore and into Washington, DC, averages more than 16,000 boardings per day. Daily boardings from the Edgewood Station have increased from 173 in 2027 to 230 in 2030.
“Enhancement and expansion of the Edgewood Station will enable MARC's Penn Line to serve a greater number of Harford County residents,” said Harford County Executive James M. Harkins. “We are grateful to the Governor’s office and Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Ehrlich for their continued support of transportation needs in our growing county.”
In addition to the Edgewood parking improvements, MARC also has completed parking lot expansions at its Halethorpe, Aberdeen and West Baltimore stations with other parking lot expansions planned across the State. Other improvements to the MARC system include:
• A $69 million project to construct a new 13.5 mile rail line connecting Brunswick to Frederick;
• New, high-powered locomotives;
• Working with CSX and Amtrak to improve existing track, signals and overhead cables to increase reliability;
• Passenger warning signals at selected stations where trees and other obstacles obstruct a waiting passenger's view of an oncoming train;
• Plans to build a midday railcar storage facility at Union Station that would allow MARC to house its trains in a more strategic location for afternoon service.