Bowie Station Closed Through Wednesday After Amtrak Accident

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MARC Penn Line train service will be disrupted through Wednesday at the Odenton and Bowie State stations as repairs continue after an Amtrak train accident.

The Bowie State station will be closed until Wednesday, officials said. The Odenton station will have reduced service for all northbound and southbound trains.

WTOP reports an Amtrak spokeswoman said the rear car of a New York-bound train was damaged Friday night when a wheel lost contact with the track in Odenton. A total of 109 passengers boarded another train to finish their journey. No one was injured.

The damaged railcar was still on the tracks Saturday morning, which MARC said, is causing delays in the area. Crews will inspect the tracks, investigate the cause of the accident and remove the damaged railcar.

Over the weekend, MARC officials said Odenton Station customers should use BWI Marshall Airport Station and Bowie State Station customers should use New Carrollton Station.

Odenton Service

This week, Odenton station will have significantly reduced service on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for all north and southbound trains, the MTA says. MTA will provide shuttle bus service from Savage on the Camden Line to Odenton station. Northbound trains depart Union Station at 6:32 am, 7 am, 7:40 am and 8 am. Travel time to Savage is approximately 35 minutes, each arrival will be met by a bus. In the evening, buses will depart Odenton at 3:40pm, 4:25pm, 5:10pm, and 6:05pm for the trip to Savage and transfer to a southbound Camden Line train.

• Afternoon/Evening Northbound service: The following departures from Union Station will not stop at Odenton: Train 422 (1:20pm), Train 424 (2:20pm), Train 634 (4:40pm), Train 440 (5:25pm), Train 446 (6:40pm)
• Afternoon Southbound service: The following departures from Penn Station will not stop at Odenton: Train 439 (3:45pm), Train 641 (4:18pm), Train 443 (4:47pm), Train 445 (5:25pm).

For alternate routes around the affected area and available travel options, we ask our customers to visit the MARC Service Advisory page on the MTA homepage at http://mta.maryland.gov/marc-train/advisories.