Patapsco (Baltimore Light Rail station)

Patapsco
Baltimore Light Rail station

An MTA Maryland bus along one of the platforms of Patapsco Station
Location 751 West Patapsco Avenue
Halethorpe, MD 21227
Coordinates 39°14′31.11″N 76°37′47.47″W / 39.2419750°N 76.6298528°W / 39.2419750; -76.6298528Coordinates: 39°14′31.11″N 76°37′47.47″W / 39.2419750°N 76.6298528°W / 39.2419750; -76.6298528
Owned by Maryland Transit Administration
Line(s)
  Light Rail
Hunt Valley – BWI Marshall
  Light Rail
Hunt Valley – Cromwell
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections 14
16
17
51
77
Construction
Parking 216 free spaces
Services
Preceding station   MTA Maryland   Following station
Light Rail
Hunt Valley – BWI Marshall
toward Hunt Valley
Light Rail
Hunt Valley – Cromwell

The Patapsco Light Rail Stop is one of 33 stops on the Baltimore Light Rail. The stop is located along Patapsco Avenue from which its name is derived. The station serves as a hub for several MTA bus routes. The Patapsco stop was the final stop along the line for a period from September 1992 until April 1993, when the line was extended to Linthicum.

The station has 216 spaces for commuters,[1] some of that allow for overnight parking. Patapasco Station was the original northern terminus of the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad, which connected to the Curtis Bay Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Bus routes 14, 17, 51, and 77 lay over at the Patapsco Light Rail Stop. Route 16 also passes through the station in both directions along its route.

Layout

Side platform, doors open on right
Southbound toward BWI Airport. Next stop: Baltimore Highlands.
Southbound toward Cromwell/Glen Burnie. Next stop: Baltimore Highlands.
Northbound toward Hunt Valley. Next stop: Cherry Hill
Side platform, doors open on right

References

  1. "Light Rail Parking". Maryland Transit Administration. December 2005. Retrieved 2008-05-30.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.