Overview
- The Maryland Transit Administration announced a new weekday Brunswick‑Camden run‑through that will begin Sept. 28 and provide a single‑seat round trip between Montgomery County and Baltimore.
- The service will operate as one morning train into Baltimore and one evening return, linking stations including Brunswick, Germantown, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Silver Spring, College Park, Laurel and Camden Station without transfers.
- MTA projects the transfer‑free trips will cut some commutes by about 60 minutes with specific examples such as Silver Spring to Camden dropping from roughly 118 minutes to 57 minutes and Germantown to College Park falling to about 46 minutes.
- MTA says the change comes from reconfiguring existing Brunswick and Camden Line trains and timetables rather than adding new trains, and the agency asserts the adjustment does not increase its annual operating budget.
- Officials framed the move as expanding access to jobs, schools and medical centers across the region and as a step toward more frequent and broader MARC service if rider demand and planning allow.