Halethorpe station

{{Short description|Railway station in Halethorpe, Maryland}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Halethorpe

| style = MARC

| image = Halethorpe MARC station, August 2013.jpg

| caption = Halethorpe station in August 2013

| address = 5833 Southwestern Boulevard{{Cite web |title=MARC Station Information |url=https://www.mta.maryland.gov/marc-station-information |access-date=July 25, 2023 |publisher=Maryland Transit Administration}}

| borough = Halethorpe, Maryland

| coordinates = {{coord|39.2385|-76.6911|region:US-PA_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title|format=dms}}

| owned = Maryland Transit Administration

| line = Amtrak Northeast Corridor

| platform = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 4

| connections = {{Unbulleted list

| {{bus icon}} MTA BaltimoreLink: 32{{Cite map |date=August 15, 2022 |title=Bus and Rail Connections |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/mta-website-staging/mta-website-staging/files/System%20Maps/Bus_Rail_Connections_Map_08_2022.pdf |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=Maryland Transit Administration}}

| {{bus icon}} UMBC Transit: Arbutus Line

}}

| parking = 770 spaces

| bicycle =

| accessible = Yes

| opened =

| rebuilt = 2013

| electrified = 1935{{Cite news |date=January 28, 1935 |title=Pennsy's New Electric Train Breaks Record |page=28 |work=The Evening Sun |location=Baltimore, Maryland |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69054254/dcu-to-phi-electric-january-28-1935/ |access-date=January 31, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}{{Cite news |date=February 9, 1935 |title=N.Y.-Washington Electric Train Service Starts Sunday on P.R.R. |page=3 |work=The Daily Home News |location=New Brunswick, New Jersey |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69030892/prr-electrification-february-9-1935/ |access-date=January 31, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}

| pass_year = 2018

| passengers = 1,517 daily{{Cite web |title=December 2018 MARC performance (for Nov 18) – Ridership |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/mta-website-staging/mta-website-staging/files/Community/December%202018%20MARC%20performance%20(for%20Nov%2018)%20-%20Ridership.pdf |access-date=January 8, 2020 |publisher=Maryland Transit Administration}}

| pass_percent = 19.7

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=MARC|line=Penn|left=BWI Airport|right=West Baltimore}}

| other_services_collapsible = yes

| other_services_header = Former services

| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Pennsylvania Railroad|line=Washington-Philadelphia|left=Patapsco|right=Arbutus}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#{{rcr|MARC|Penn}} |zoom=12 }}

}}

Halethorpe station is a passenger rail station located in the unincorporated community of Halethorpe, Maryland, on the Northeast Corridor. MARC Penn Line trains serve the station; Amtrak trains pass through but do not stop.[http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/marc/schedulesSystemMaps/marcTrainSystemMap.cfm MARC station list (includes Halethorpe)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309011011/http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/marc/schedulesSystemMaps/marcTrainSystemMap.cfm |date=March 9, 2008 }} MARC official website

Halethorpe station is located along Southwestern Boulevard (US 1) beneath a bridge for Francis Avenue, which also contains a staircase leading between the station and the bridge. A long parking lot between US 1 and the railroad tracks spans from north of the Washington Boulevard interchange to south of Tom Day Boulevard. South of Halethorpe, the Penn Line crosses under the MARC Camden Line east of the St. Denis station. The vicinity is considered an excellent spot for railfanning due to its proximity to Baltimore and its location at a point that sees CSX Capital Subdivision, Baltimore Terminal Subdivision, and Old Main Line Subdivision freight traffic.{{cite web |url=http://www.trainweb.org/marcrailfan/hale.html |title=Halethorpe MARC Station |website=TrainWeb}}

The station serves the University of Maryland Baltimore County two miles away. UMBC's Halethorpe/Satellite Transit Line provides a bus connection from the campus to the station. Additional communities include Arbutus, Catonsville, and Violetville.