Falls Road station is a

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station in the southwest corner of

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, located near the

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neighborhood in the Jones Falls Valley. It has two

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s serving two tracks.

History

The stop is built near the former location of the old Bare Hills Station on the defunct

Northern Central Railway The Northern Central Railway (NCRY) was a Class I Railroad connecting Baltimore, Maryland with Sunbury, Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River. Completed in 1858, the line came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1861, wh ...

(founded 1829 as the

Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad The Northern Central Railway (NCRY) was a Class I Railroad connecting Baltimore, Maryland with Sunbury, Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River. Completed in 1858, the line came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1861, whe ...

as the second rail line in that new concept of transportation to go out from the city (after the B. & O. Railroad in 1827), which ran south from the state capital

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through

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until the mid 1950s and a large portion of which now is a hiking / biking trail and continues south through the valley as the "Jones Falls Trail" to the center city. A northwestern spur line of the

Western Maryland Railway The Western Maryland Railway was an American Class I railroad (1852–1983) which operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM beca ...

ran nearby past Lake Roland in the late 19th century towards

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, county seat in Carroll County from Relay House in Baltimore County. :File:PRR 1955 schedule.jpg

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External links

Station from Falls Road from Google Maps Street View
{{Baltimore Light Rail Baltimore Light Rail stations Railway stations in Baltimore County, Maryland Railway stations in the United States opened in 1992 1992 establishments in Maryland Towson, Maryland