Patapsco
Baltimore Light Rail station
An MTA Maryland bus at Patapsco station in 2010
General information
Location751 West Patapsco Avenue
Lansdowne, Maryland
Coordinates39°14′31.11″N 76°37′47.47″W / 39.2419750°N 76.6298528°W / 39.2419750; -76.6298528
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport 14
Bus transport 16
Bus transport 17
Bus transport 51
Bus transport 77
Construction
Parking216 free spaces
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1993
Passengers
20171,192 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Baltimore Highlands
toward BWI Airport or Glen Burnie
 Baltimore Light RailLink Cherry Hill
toward Hunt Valley

Patapsco station is a Baltimore Light Rail station in Halethorpe, Maryland. The stop is located along Patapsco Avenue from which its name is derived. The station serves as a hub for several MTA bus routes. Patapsco 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,[2] 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, 75, 51, 77 and the Patapsco branch of CityLink Yellow lay over at the station. Route 16 also passes through the station in both directions along its route.

Station layout

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Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound ← Light Rail toward BWI Airport or Glen Burnie (Baltimore Highlands)
Northbound Light Rail toward Fairgrounds or Hunt Valley (Cherry Hill) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance

References

  1. ↑ https://s3.amazonaws.com/mta-website-staging/mta-website-staging/files/Transit%20Projects/Cornerstone/LRCP_LightRailLink.pdf
  2. ↑ "Light Rail Parking". Maryland Transit Administration. December 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2008-05-30.


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