Baltimore Penn Station

The 1911 Beaux-Arts head house at the top of Charles Street, and the eighth busiest station in the country. MARC's Penn Line and Amtrak both run from here, which makes it the way in from Washington and the way out to anywhere on the northeast corridor, and the Light RailLink stops outside. The exterior restoration is done; the larger redevelopment, including the new concourse, was paused in June 2026 while Amtrak and its partners restructure.

Address

1500 N Charles St

Directions⌄

Hours

Waiting room open every day except 2am to 3am; Amtrak ticket office 5:10am to 9:30pm daily. MARC Penn Line and Amtrak both call here

In the guides

• Nights out that publish their access
• Mount Vernon, from the monument north
• Baltimore without a car, and without a parking app

Parking

Paid station parking and metered streets in Station North, which fill on weekday mornings.

Age rules

No restriction stated

Accessibility

Amtrak is installing two new high-level platforms as part of the works; step-free access during construction is not published

Official links

baltimorepennstation.com · MARC fares

Verified

Verified Sep 26, 2026 against Amtrak's own station page for the waiting room and ticket office hours, read Sep 26, 2026; Amtrak's Great American Stations entry and the redevelopment project's own site for the 1911 building, the eighth busiest ranking, the platform and concourse works; June 2026 reporting for the pause and the restructuring of the partnership. Facts can drift; if something here is wrong, tell us and we’ll fix it. How we check.

Not yet confirmed

Because the redevelopment is mid-pause, what is open inside the station changes. Step-free routes during the works are not published in a form we can quote, so check before relying on them.