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Bowie State station was opened on February 27, 1989, as a replacement for the Bowie station, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) to the south. [2] Bowie State provided parking lots – not possible to construct at Bowie – and better road access to surrounding suburban areas. This was one of the first major station projects undertaken under the MARC branding.
On February 27, 1989, MARC service moved to Bowie State station at Bowie State University, which had room for a large park-and-ride lot and more direct access to Route 197. [15] [16] Bowie Tower was used until 1986, when the signal and interlocking system on the line was computerized. The three buildings – station, shelter, and tower – were ...
Bowie (/ ˈ b uː i /) is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. [3] Per the 2020 census, the population was 58,329. [4] Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County, and the fifth most populous city [5] and third largest city by area in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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There are 42 MARC Train stations in the commuter rail system; [4] all three lines terminate at Union Station in Washington, D.C, where passengers can connect with Amtrak, Virginia Railway Express, and Washington Metro trains. [3] Development of a new MARC station at the former Amtrak station in Elkton, Maryland began in 2014, with plans to open ...
On February 27, 1989, MARC increased Washington–Baltimore service from 7 to 13 weekday round trips. A new park-and-ride station opened at Bowie State, while the previous Bowie station was closed. [21] Two more round trips were added in May 1989. [21]
In 1973, David Bowie traveled via train through the Soviet Union on the Trans-Siberian Express. A friend, Geoff MacCormack, documented the journey — and it's now on view, for the first time in ...
The highway also provides access to Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and Bowie State University. MD 197 also connects US 50 in Bowie and the Baltimore–Washington Parkway in South Laurel with the Bowie State MARC station. MD 197 was constructed from what is now MD 450 in Bowie to US 1 in Laurel between the mid-1920s and early 1930s. The ...