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Getting There By Rail Amtrak services (tel: (202) 487 7540 or (800) 872 7245, toll free in the USA and Canada; website: www.amtrak.com) cover long-distance routes from Washington, DC, while MTA/MARC trains (tel: (410) 539 5000; website: www.mtamaryland.com) connect with points in Maryland. Train services operate Monday to Friday 0500-2400. Both Amtrak and MTA/MARC offer a good and reliable train service. On the Eastern seaboard, the Acela trains, which are part of the Amtrak service, are more expensive, faster and have three classes of service. The vast Union Station is located on 50 Massachusetts Avenue and extensive facilities include restaurants, shops, ATMs and left-luggage. The ticket office (tel: (202) 906 3307, for fares and schedules) is open 0430-2300 weekdays (0500-2300 weekends) and tickets are also available for purchase from the 24-hour Quik-Trak ticketing machines. Rail services: Amtrak operates long-distance services, including regular departures to Philadelphia (journey time – 1 hour 35 minutes), New York (journey time – 2 hours 45 minutes) and Chicago (journey time – 17 hours 30 minutes). Amtrak’s Acela Express, introduced in 2000, has cut 15 minutes or more off the current Metroliner service’s journey time to New York of about three hours. MTA/MARC operates local services, including services to Baltimore and other towns in Maryland. Transport to the city: The station is served by the Metro bus system as well as the Union Station Metro station. |
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