Patapsco (Baltimore Light Rail station)
Patapsco | |||||||||||||||
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| 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°WCoordinates: 39°14′31.11″N 76°37′47.47″W / 39.2419750°N 76.6298528°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Maryland Transit Administration | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |
 14 16 17 51 77 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 216 free spaces | ||||||||||||||
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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
- ↑ "Light Rail Parking". Maryland Transit Administration. December 2005. Retrieved 2008-05-30.