Boyds station

Boyds is a commuter railroad train station in Boyds, Montgomery County, Maryland. Located on Clopper Road west of the junction with Maryland Routes 117 and 121, the station serves MARC's Brunswick Line between Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, West Virginia, along with some trains to Frederick, Maryland. Trains for Amtrak's Capitol Limited bypass the station. The next station west is Barnesville and the next one east is Germantown. Boyds station consists of two low-level side platforms and a single three-sided glass shelter, along with a small parking lot. It also includes a 1931 pedestrian tunnel built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.^[7]

Location15031 Clopper Road, Boyds, Maryland, U.S.^[1]

Coordinates39°11′03.2″N 77°18′51.2″W

LineMetropolitan Subdivision

Platforms2 side platforms

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Boyds
The station at Boyds, as seen from the parking lot in July 2012.
General information
Location	15031 Clopper Road, Boyds, Maryland, U.S.[1]
Coordinates	39°11′03.2″N 77°18′51.2″W
Line	Metropolitan Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Cycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No[2]
History
Opened	May 1, 1873 (ceremonial opening)[3] May 25, 1873 (regular passenger service)[3][4]
Rebuilt	1887[5]
Key dates
1928	1887 station depot razed[5]
Passengers
November 2022	9 (daily)[6] (MARC)
Services
Preceding station MARC Following station Barnesville toward Martinsburg or Frederick Brunswick Line Germantown toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station Barnesville toward Chicago Main Line Germantown toward Jersey City Buck Lodge toward Chicago
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The first Boyds station was opened by the B&O for its Metropolitan Branch Railroad on May 25, 1873. The station was named after James A. Boyd, a wealthy contractor who helped build the new railroad through the area.^[3][4] In 1887, the B&O added a brick passenger-and-freight station designed by chief architect Ephraim Francis Baldwin. It was demolished in 1928.^[5]