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Amtrak Cross Honoring of MARC Monthly/Weekly Tickets

MARC tickets are not valid on Amtrak trains for travel entirely between Baltimore and Washington.  
MARC one-way tickets are NEVER valid on Amtrak trains.

*For Amtrak train schedule times, visit the Amtrak website.

Weekdays

MARC monthly and weekly tickets may be honored for travel between any city pairs within the endpoints 
specified on the ticket - except for trains that allow travel only between specific endpoints.  For example, 
a MARC ticket good for travel in between Washington and Perryville may also be honored for travel between
New Carrollton and BWI Marshall Airport.  However, a MARC ticket good for travel between Washington 
and Aberdeen MAY NOT be used for travel to Perryville.

MARC Monthly/Weekly/TLC ticket holders may ride the following select Amtrak Reserved Regional trains 
for no additional charge:

  • Amtrak Train 85 - Travel is restricted to Monthly/Weekly ticket holders boarding at ABERDEEN and 
    traveling to PENN STATION only.
  • Amtrak Train 137 - Travel is restricted to Monthly/Weekly ticket holders traveling from Baltimore Penn 
    Station, BWI, or New Carrollton to Union Station.  Passengers will also be discharged at BWI or New Carrollton.
  • Amtrak Train 151 - Travel is restricted to Monthly/Weekly ticket holders boarding at PERRYVILLE, 
    ABERDEEN, and EDGEWOOD STATIONS ONLY.  Passengers will be discharged at Baltimore Penn, 
    BWI, New Carrollton, or Union Station.
  • Amtrak Train 181 - Travel is restricted to Monthly/Weekly ticket holders boarding at ABERDEEN 
    STATION ONLY.  Passengers will be discharged at Baltimore Penn, BWI, New Carrollton, or Union Station.
  • Amtrak Trains 148 & 188 - Travel is restricted to Monthly/Weekly ticket holders whose DESTINATION 
    is Aberdeen Station only.  Trains will not discharge any MARC ticket holders at Baltimore Penn, BWI, 
    or New Carrollton Stations.


Weekends

MARC tickets are not valid on any Amtrak premium service (Metroliner or ACELA Express) or Reserved 
Regional trains 87, 135, 152, 156, 192, & 194; or any long distance trains operating outside of the MARC 
Penn Line service area.

Click here to view permitted trains and the days when travel is permitted.


Holidays

MARC Tickets are not valid on any Amtrak trains on weekdays or holidays when MARC Train does not operate.


Amtrak Security Measures

In the interest of safety and security, Amtrak passengers, including MARC commuters and their property 
may be subject to screening prior to boarding Amtrak trains at Washington Union Station, New Carrollton Station, 
BWI Marshall Rail Station, and Penn Station in Baltimore.  Passengers failing to consent to security inspection
procedures will be denied access to trains and refused carriage.

 

 

 

Click here to visit the Maryland Department of Transportation Web site