What is the "R" schedule? This is a reduced level of service operated on selected holidays and during inclement weather conditions. Only trains with an "R" under the train number in the Camden and Penn Line timetables and Brunswick Line trains listed in the special grid on the right side of the timetable will operate.  In addition, some trains will make additional stops when operating on the "R" schedule as noted in the timetable grid.

The following is the MARC Train holiday operational schedule for 2024 and early 2025:

  • Thanksgiving Day (November 28), No MARC Train service
  • Day after Thanksgiving (November 29), Saturday schedule on the Penn Line only, no Camden or Brunswick Line service
  • Christmas and New Years holiday period: see below
  • Martin Luther King Day / Presidential Inauguration (January 20, 2025): Full service on all three lines, we will not operate the "R" schedule
  • Presidents Day (February 17, 2025), "R" schedule on all three lines.
    • Penn Line Trains 455 (8:45pm departure from Penn Station) and 454 (10:05pm departure from Washington) will operate.
    • Brunswick Line will be the R, not the R+ schedule.  EPTA connecting bus service to West Virginia stations will be available from Train 875 at Brunswick

Christmas / New Years holiday weeks (download a PDF version of this information):

  • December 23-24 and 26-27: R schedule on all three lines. To maintain hourly and late-night service to BWI Airport, the following additional Penn Line trains will operate:
    • Train 418 (11:15am dpt. Union Station)
    • Train 429 (11:35am dpt. Penn Station)
    • Train 422 (1:20pm dpt. Union Station)
    • Train 433 (1:35pm dpt. Penn Station)
    • Train 455 (8:45pm dpt. Penn Station) – Train 453 on December 27 (9:35pm dpt)
    • Train 454 (10:05pm dpt. Union Station) – Train 452 on December 27 (10:55pm dpt)
  • December 25: No service
  • December 28-29: Normal weekend Penn Line service
  • December 30-31: R schedule on all three lines, plus the same supplemental Penn Line service listed above
  • January 1: No service
  • January 2: Return to full service on all three lines .

Please note: MARC Train Service reserves the right to modify the above service and non-service dates. Advanced notification will be provided and this website will be updated.