Transportation Martinsburg, West Virginia

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b&o roundhouse , station complex


major highways

interstate 81
u.s. route 11
west virginia route 9
west virginia route 45
west virginia route 51
west virginia route 901

mass transportation

amtrak provides service martinsburg. city s passenger rail station located downtown @ 229 east martin street. marc, maryland s commuter rail system, operates trains on weekdays on brunswick line terminates in martinsburg. service provided union station in washington, d.c.


eastern panhandle transit authority operates public bus transit routes in martinsburg, surrounding berkeley county, , neighboring jefferson county, west virginia.


eastern wv regional airport, south of city, handles general aviation. closest airport commercial air service hagerstown regional airport, 25 miles (40 km) driving distance north. closest international airport washington dulles international airport near d.c., 60 miles (97 km) driving distance east.







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