Patapsco station

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.

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

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, 17, 51, and 77 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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