There will be a significant Penn Line schedule change on Saturday, January 4, 2025 (Monday, January 6 for weekday service).  There are many adjustments, particularly to northbound trains, due to an Amtrak trackwork project that will take place in early 2025 between Halethorpe and West Baltimore.  Please carefully review this schedule, as several trains have new departure times and different stopping patterns.  A summary of the most significant changes (full list of changes further down)--

Morning service to Washington Union Station

  • Train 401 (4:15am departure from Penn Station) continues to remain suspended due to Amtrak's overnight infrastructure improvement projects.
  • Trains 403 and 407 (currently the 5:00 and 5:45am departures from Penn Station) will both operate 5 minutes earlier.

Afternoon/evening service to Baltimore and Perryville

  • Train 426 (currently the 3:10pm departure from Union Station) will depart 10 minutes earlier.
  • Train 428 (currently the 4:30pm departure from Union Station) will depart 45 minutes earlier at 3:45pm
  • Train 430 (currently the 4:20pm departure from Union Station) will depart 10 minutes later and will add a stop at Seabrook
  • Train 634 (currently the 4:50pm departure from Union Station) will depart 5 minutes earlier
    • Why are trains 428 and 430 changing?  Due to the necessary earlier departure of Train 426, there is a large gap in service between Trains 426 and 532.  Moving Train 428 from a 4:30pm departure to 3:45pm not only fills this gap, but allows us to better space out the 3:00 and 4:00 hour departures.  It also fulfils a long-standing request from customers to have a late 3:00pm hour departure from Union Station and will relieve crowding on Train 532.  Trains will now depart Union Station at 3:00pm, 3:45pm, 4:10pm, 4:30pm, and 4:45pm.
  • Train 438 (currently the 5:20pm departure from Union Station) will depart 7 minutes later and will no longer stop at New Carrollton

Late evening service, Monday-Thursday

  • Train 455 (8:45pm departure from Penn Station) will continue to operate Monday - Thursday as the last southbound train.
  • Train 454 (10:05pm departure from Union Station) will continue to operate Monday - Thursday as the last northbound train.

Late evening service, Fridays

  • Trains 453 (9:35pm departure from Penn Station) and 452 (10:55pm departure from Union Station) will continue to operate on Fridays only.

There are additional schedule changes to other trains, which are listed below. Printed copies of the new timetable are not yet available, but you can download a copy of the new schedule here: full timetable / weekday grid / weekend grid (the last two links are mobile device-friendly).  Carefully review the schedule to identify changes to the trains you ride. 

Thank you for riding MARC Train.

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Weekday Northbound

  • Train 502 (6:20am departure from Union Station) will depart eight minutes EARLIER
  • Train 404 (6:35am departure from Union Station) will depart eight minutes later
  • Train 610 (7:57am departure from Union Station) will depart seven minutes EARLIER and will no longer stop at Halethorpe or West Baltimore
  • Train 412 (9:00am departure from Union Station) will depart five minutes EARLIER
  • Train 412 (10:15am departure from Union Station) will depart five minutes EARLIER
  • Train 422 (1:20pm departure from Union Station) will depart ten minutes EARLIER
  • Train 424 (2:10pm departure from Union Station) will depart five minutes EARLIER
  • Train 426 (3:15pm departure from Union Station) will depart ten minutes EARLIER
  • Train 428 (4:30pm departure from Union Station) will depart 45 minutes EARLIER and will no longer operate on the "R" schedule
  • Train 430 (4:20pm departure from Union Station) will depart ten minutes later, add a stop at Seabrook, and will operate on the "R" schedule
  • Train 634 (4:50pm departure from Union Station) will depart five minutes EARLIER
  • Train 438 (5:20pm departure from Union Station) will depart seven minutes later, will no longer stop at New Carrollton, and will no longer operate on the "R" schedule
  • Train 440 (5:35pm departure from Union Station) will now operate on the "R" schedule
  • Train 544 (6:35pm departure from Union Station) will depart seven minutes later Washington-Odenton and eleven minutes later after BWI
  • Train 446 (7:05pm departure from Union Station) will depart ten minutes later

Weekday Southbound

  • Train 401 (4:15am departure from Penn Station) continues to remain suspended due to Amtrak's overnight infrastructure improvement projects.
  • Train 403 (5:00am departure from Penn Station) will operate five minutes EARLIER
  • Train 407 (5:45am departure from Penn Station) will operate five minutes EARLIER
  • Train 447 (6:00pm departure from Penn Station) will operate ten minutes later
  • Train 579 (6:25pm departure from Perryville) will operate five minutes later

Weekend Southbound

  • Train 485 (Sunday 12:40pm departure from Penn Station) will operate ten minutes EARLIER
  • Train 487 (Saturday and Sunday 2:00pm departure from Penn Station) will operate five minutes later

Weekend Northbound

  • Train 482 (Saturday and Sunday 12:30pm departure from Union Station) will operate ten minutes later
  • Train 490 (Saturday and Sunday 4:30pm departure from Union Station) will operate two minutes EARLIER
  • Trains 492 and 692 (Saturday and Sunday 5:30pm departure from Union Station) will operate two minutes EARLIER
  • Trains 494 and 694 (Saturday and Sunday 7:30pm departure from Union Station) will operate five minutes EARLIER