Maryland is $7.5 million closer to building a new MARC train station at Camden Yards to replace the “temporary” one that opened in 1992.

Maryland Stadium Authority executive director Michael Frenz notified board members this week that Maryland has secured a $7.5 million federal grant to help fund construction of a new, permanent Camden Yards station for the Maryland Area Regional Commuter’s Camden line, which runs between Baltimore and Washington D.C.

The Maryland Transit Administration, part of the state’s Department of Transportation, has been seeking federal funds to replace the current station and will be the recipient of the funds. The stadium authority owns the land where the station will be constructed, as part of the 85-acre Camden Yards sports complex.

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