Elkton, MD | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Elkton station photographed in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bow Street, Elkton, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°36′47.76″N 75°49′53.45″W / 39.6132667°N 75.8315139°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 31, 1837 (first time) April 30, 1978 (second time) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1960s (first time) October 29, 1983 (second time) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | January 28, 1935[1] (ceremonial) February 10, 1935[2] (regular service) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elkton station is a former passenger rail station located in Elkton, Maryland. The last passenger service to the station was Amtrak's Chesapeake from 1978 to 1983. The brick station building still remains along the Northeast Corridor tracks.
- ^ "Pennsy's New Electric Train Breaks Record". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 28, 1935. p. 28. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.Y.-Washington Electric Train Service Starts Sunday on P.R.R." The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. February 9, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
