BWI Airport station (Light RailLink)

BWI Airport station is a Baltimore Light Rail station at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland. It is one of the two southern terminals of the Baltimore Light Rail. The station platforms are just outside an entrance to the International Concourse on the lower level.

This article is about a light rail station. For the regional and inter-city rail station at BWI, see BWI Rail Station.

BWI Airport
Light rail vehicle at the station in 2003
Location7153 Elm Road
International Pier at BWI Terminal
Coordinates39°10′52.47″N 76°40′6.44″W
Owned byMTA Maryland
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections BWI Concourse E
BWI Shuttle to BWI Rail Station
17
99
201
RTA 501 (Silver)
Construction
ParkingA general-purpose paid garage, not specifically set aside for Light Rail riders, is adjacent to the stop
Bicycle facilitiesBWI Zagster Bike Sharing Station
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1997
Passengers
2017994 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station MTA Maryland Following station
Terminus Light RailLink BWI Business District
toward Hunt Valley

The station opened in 1997, with trains then serving the station every 34 minutes and operating to Penn Station. The system's routes and schedules have varied over the years; as of 2010, trains depart for Hunt Valley every twenty minutes during peak commuter hours and every half-hour at other times.

The station and the airport are served by Maryland Transit Administration's bus routes 17, 99, and 201; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Other local transit agencies also have buses serving the airport, including Howard Transit's Silver Route.[2]

Station layout
G
Northbound ←      Light RailLink toward Hunt Valley (BWI Business District) →
←      Light RailLink termination track
Island platform
Northbound ←      Light RailLink toward Hunt Valley (BWI Business District) →
←      Light RailLink termination track
Street level Exit/entrance, buses, BWI Airport arrivals level

Incidents

In 2000, there were two accidents in which light rail trains failed to stop at the station, ran into the end bumpers, and telescoped into the station's roof. In one case, the operator was under the influence of cocaine and oxycodone; he was fired four days after the accident and charged with reckless endangerment. In the other case, the operator was under the influence of prescription medication that made him drowsy.

As a result, a trip-stop was installed prior to the station. Operators of trains approaching the station must stop, reach out of the vehicle, and clear the trip-stop before proceeding at 10 mph (16 km/h) into the station. A proper medical policy was also instituted at the insistence of the Federal Transit Administration.[3][4][5]

References
  1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/mta-website-staging/mta-website-staging/files/Transit%20Projects/Cornerstone/LRCP_LightRailLink.pdf
  2. "Station list". Archived from the original on June 13, 2008.
  3. "Man charged in light rail crash at BWI (Baltimore Sun)".
  4. "22 hurt in light rail crash at BWI (Baltimore Sun)".
  5. "NTSB report on both accidents".


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