Washington Grove is a passenger rail station in

Washington Grove, Maryland Washington Grove is a town in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The population was 555 at the 2010 United States Census. The Washington Grove Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. History ...

, on

MARC Train MARC (Maryland Area Rail Commuter) is a commuter rail system in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. MARC is administered by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) and operated under contract by Alstom and Amtrak on track owned by ...

Brunswick Line The Brunswick Line is a MARC commuter rail line between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, West Virginia, with a branch to Frederick, Maryland. It primarily serves the northern and western suburbs of Washington. The line, MARC's second longest at ...

.MARC station list (includes Washington Grove)
''MARC official website'' The station serves a historic community near

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that was a summer retreat for many of its citizens during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but that recently have become year-round residences without destroying the outward appearance of the original structures in the community. Originally the rail connection provided the transportation to the community, which is designed only for pedestrian use along footpaths.

Station layout

The station is not compliant with the

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, lacking raised platforms for level boarding.

References

External links

Washington Grove station official website
Brunswick Line Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stations Railway stations in Montgomery County, Maryland MARC Train stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1873 1873 establishments in Maryland {{Maryland-railstation-stub