Delaware
MARC service could expand into Delaware and Virginia
BALTIMORE — The MARC prepare might quickly run to Alexandria, Va., and Newark, Del., altering the commuter system to a regional rail supplier by extending it into two new states.
State transit officers simply signed agreements with their counterparts in Delaware and Virginia to probably increase MARC prepare service sooner or later, introduced Gov. Wes Moore’s administration at this time.
MARC at present runs east so far as Perryville in Cecil County, and south to Union Station in Washington, D.C.
Maryland Transit Administration
The enlargement would imply riders might take MARC to connect with the Philadelphia-area SEPTA system (which matches to Newark), in addition to Virginia rail providers.
Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld mentioned in a press release:
“We should take a regional strategy to create a completely linked transportation community, and these agreements will assist us ship seamless transit service throughout state traces. Maryland is working to create a transit community that expands alternatives and choices for all clients.”
State plans from 2018 present it might price an estimated $2 billion to increase MARC service to northern Virginia. Maryland Division of Transportation additionally reveals an estimated $4.2 billion to make adjustments that embrace connecting service to Delaware. (These plans embrace direct service to downtown Baltimore, offering extra service to/from Perryville, including seating capability and bike racks, and lengthening a fourth monitor from Halethorpe to BWI and from BWI to New Carrollton.)
MARC Penn Line ridership might develop by 6 % if MARC and SEPTA are linked in Newark, with a brand new Elkton station in Cecil County, in keeping with a Wilmington planning research, as famous within the Maryland rail plan.
The following steps are to work with regional stakeholders about extending service to Newark. In Virginia, extending MARC service requires the development of anew rail bridge over the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Virginia; that venture is predicted to be accomplished by 2030.