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Pennsylvania Avenue Line (Baltimore)
Route 7 was a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore. The line, which operated between 1959 and 2017, ran from Canton, Baltimore to the Mondawmin Metro Subway Station, serving the communities of Butcher's Hill, Little Italy, and Sandtown-Winchester. History The bus route is the successor to the 18 Canton, 18 Pennsylvania Avenue, and Hudson Street streetcar lines; the Pennsylvania Avenue Line was the second streetcar line in Baltimore. Between 1893 and 1931, the Route 7 designation was used for a streetcar that operated between Govanstown and Irvington as a short-turn version of the No. 8 Streetcar. The no. 7 designation was not given to this route until 1959, when it was combined with the Reisterstown Road bus, which at that time had that designation. The Baltimore City Passenger Railway opened a line along Baltimore Street, Greene Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, and Cumberland Street to Boundary Avenue (now North Avenue) on August 24, 1859. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland Transit Administration
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is a state-operated mass transit administration in Maryland, and is part of the Maryland Department of Transportation. The MTA operates a comprehensive transit system throughout the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. There are 80 bus lines serving the Baltimore Metropolitan Area, along with rail services that include the Light Rail, Metro Subway, and MARC Train. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . With nearly half the population of Baltimore residents lacking access to a car, the MTA is an important part of the regional transit picture. The system has many connections to other transit agencies of Central Maryland, Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, and south-central Pennsylvania (Hanover, Harrisburg, and York): WMATA, Charm City Circulator, Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland, Annapolis Transit, Rabbit Transit, Ride-On, and TransIT. History The MTA took over the operations o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 13 (MTA Maryland)
CityLink Gold is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore. It replaced Route 13 in 2017. The line currently runs from Walbrook Junction in West Baltimore (the intersection of North Avenue, Hilton Street, and Bloomingdale Road) to Canton, mostly along North Avenue. The line has two main branches, both operating to Canton: one that operates via Fells Point (these buses are marked ''Fells Point'') and the other via Linwood and East Streets (these buses are marked ''Canton''). Both these branches serve Johns Hopkins Hospital. Additionally, selected trips on weekdays and Saturdays operate to the block of Milton Avenue, Federal Street, and Patterson Park Avenue. In 1999, Route 13 has the highest farebox recovery rate of all MTA bus lines, recovering nearly its entire cost. The current bus route is the successor to the 13 North Avenue and 22 Washington Street–Canton streetcar lines. History Route 13 was Baltimore's first streetcar line, having s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 46 (MTA Maryland)
Route 46 is a limited stop bus route, identified as a "Quickbus", operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore. The line currently runs from the Cedonia Loop in Northeast Baltimore to the Paradise Loop, in Catonsville. Service operates every 15 minutes during rush hour only. The line serves the corridors of Frederick Avenue in West Baltimore, and Sinclair Lane/Cedonia Ave in Northeast Baltimore including the communities of Yale Heights, and Gwynns Falls in West Baltimore, and Berea and Parkside in East Baltimore. Unlike a local bus, the 46 does not stop at every bus stop along its route, rather, its stops are limited to certain locations of importance, including transfer-points to other bus lines, major landmarks, and other busy intersections selected by MTA. In all, there are 42 stops along the route. History Route 46 started operated on August 28, 2010, becoming, along with Route 47, the third and fourth "QuickBus" services operated by MTA. The no. 46 desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 40 (MTA Maryland)
Quickbus 40 was a limited stop bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs. The line was discontinued in June 2017 as part of the BaltimoreLink system rebranding along with the other "Quickbus" limited-stop routes. In April 2022, the MTA announced a proposal to revive the route before the end of the same year as the QuickLink 40. The line ran from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Woodlawn to Middle River, both in Baltimore County, Maryland (on opposite sides) with selected trips terminating at Downtown Baltimore City Hall, passing through the west and east sides and the downtown area of Baltimore City. Service operates every 12 minutes during rush hour, and every 15 minutes at most other times during its hours of operation. The line serves the corridors of Edmondson Avenue in West Baltimore, including the communities of Edmondson Village, Allendale, and Rosemont, and Fayette Street and Eastern Avenue in East B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 36 (MTA Maryland)
Route 36 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs. The line currently runs from the intersection of York Road and Northern Parkway to the Riverview, with some trips making short turns at Washington Boulevard and Monroe Street. The line serves the corridors of The Alameda, Kirk Avenue, Guilford Avenue, and Washington Boulevard. History The Route 36 designation has been used for the north end of this route since 1947 without Route 36 being one of the first bus routes in the Baltimore area not to have a streetcar origin. The only portion of the north end of this line to have been served by a streetcar was the section along Guilford Avenue, where the No. 1 Streetcar line ran from 1895 to 1947 as an elevated streetcar. The south end was not a part of this route until it annexed the southern portion of Route 11 in 2008. Route 11 served the Washington Boulevard corridor since 1959. Prior to that, the corridor had been served b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 35 (MTA Maryland)
LocalLink Route 56 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs. The line runs between the Park and Ride station in White Marsh and Charles Center in Downtown Baltimore. In June 2017, LocalLink 56 replaced the former local bus Route 35, which connected the city's downtown area with White Marsh, to the east of the city, and UMBC to the west. Route 35 was the successor to the No. 3 Wilkens Avenue and No, 6 Monument Street streetcar lines. BaltimoreLink rebranding Local transit buses running between White Marsh and Downtown Baltimore previously operated as the ''Route 35'' line. This bus line connected the city's downtown area with White Marsh, to the east of the city, and UMBC to the west. Route 35 was the successor to the No. 3 Wilkens Avenue and No. 6 Monument Street streetcar lines. It was discontinued in June 2017 with the overhaul and rebranding of Baltimore's transit system. The connection between White Marsh and Downtown Balt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 30 (MTA Maryland)
Route 30 was a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore. The line ran from Edmondson Village, Baltimore, Edmondson Village in west Baltimore to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Bayview Medical Center in southeast Baltimore during rush hour and Baltimore City Hall, City Hall during the midday until 20 February 2015. Route 30 was known as Route 6 until it was renamed and rerouted to Bayview Medical Center in August 2010.http://mta.maryland.gov/services/bus/routes/bus/schedule_changes/ The line did not provide any unique service. Rather, it supplemented service to two other area bus routes: Routes Route 10 (MTA Maryland), 10 and Route 20 (MTA Maryland), 20 at identical frequencies with the schedules evenly coordinated. It supplemented Route 10 along the Maryland Route 150, Eastern Avenue corridor during peak hours. History Route 6 was initially proposed late in 2007 to begin in early 2008, to supplement both Route 5 and Route 20, and at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 27 (MTA Maryland)
Route 27 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore. The line currently runs from the Reisterstown Plaza Metro Subway Station in northwest Baltimore to Port Covington in South Baltimore through downtown. The line also serves the communities of Pimlico, Mt. Washington, Cross Keys, Hampden, and Cherry Hill, and the Greyhound bus terminal. The bus route is the successor to the 10 Roland Park, 12 Westport, and 25 Mount Washington streetcar lines. History The northern portion of the present Route 27 is nearly identical to the No. 25 streetcar line that operated during Baltimore's streetcar era. The Hampden line in Baltimore was the first electric streetcar that operated in the United States. The no. 25 designation was used for service on Falls Road up until 1959. Service on Falls Road was provided by Route 10 between 1959 and 1982, then by Route 27 since 1982. The no. 25 streetcar started operating in 1897. The initial route of the line was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 23 (MTA Maryland)
Route 23 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs. The line currently runs from the Wal-Mart parking lot in Catonsville, Maryland east through downtown Baltimore to the Fox Ridge community in Essex, serving the corridors of Edmondson Avenue on the west side and Eastern Avenue on the east, and the communities of Edmondson Village, Allendale, Rosemont, Patterson Park, and Eastpoint, and is one of the most heavily used bus routes operated by the MTA. The bus route is the successor to the 14 Ellicott City, 23 Back and Middle Rivers, and East Fayette Street streetcar lines. History Route 23 began its service as an electrified rail and streetcar line between Middle River and downtown Baltimore in 1897 along much of the same route as today. The streetcar operated until 1942, until the line was converted into a rubber-tire bus service. During these years, Route 23 did not serve the west side of town at all. The western portion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 22 (MTA Maryland)
LocalLink 22 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore. The line currently operates between the Mondawmin Metro Subway Station and Bayview Medical Center, serving Television Hill, the Woodberry Light Rail Stop, Hampden, The Rotunda, Homewood, Johns Hopkins University, Waverly, Belair-Edison, and Highlandtown. Part of the route is the successor to the No. 34 streetcar and bus line. History In 1907, the no. 34 streetcar started operating, known then as the Highlandtown Short Line. It operated until 1950 when it was converted into a bus route. Route 22 started operating in 1947 as the successor to Bus Route S, which operated along a similar route starting in 1937. In 1971, selected trips were extended through Southwest Baltimore along a route similar to today's Route 16. This service operated to Brooklyn, serving Rosemont, Lutheran Hospital, and the corridor of Hilton Street, Caton Avenue, and Patapsco Avenue. In 1975, Route 22 was mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 21 (MTA Maryland)
Route 21 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore. The line currently runs from the Mondawmin Metro Subway Station to Fells Point, serving the corridors of Gilmor Street, Preston/Biddle Streets, and Caroline Street, and the communities of Sandtown-Winchester, Mt. Royal, and Butcher's Hill. The bus route is the successor to the 21 Preston Street–Caroline Street and Dolphin Street streetcar lines. History Route 21 was electrified in 1895 as a streetcar line along Preston and Caroline Streets. In 1938, the line was converted to a rubber tire bus service. In 1957, the line was extended along Carey Street to the current loop at Cumberland and Carey Streets. The line did not have any routing changes until February 8, 2009, when it was extended north to the Mondawmin Metro Subway Station along Pennsylvania Avenue. References *1929 Baltimore Streetcar map, provided by Baltimore Streetcar Museum The Baltimore Streetcar Museum (BSM) is a 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 20 (MTA Maryland)
Route 20 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs. The line currently runs from Security Square Mall east through downtown Baltimore to Baltimore City Hall. The main roads on which the line operates are Old Frederick Road, Baltimore Street, Fayette Street, and Boston Street. The line serves the communities of Westview, Edmondson Village. The bus route is the successor to the 15 West Baltimore Street, 20 Point Breeze, and Fairmount Avenue streetcar lines; the West Baltimore Street Line was the third streetcar line in Baltimore. 26 to Dundalk Marine Terminal & 31 CCBC Dundalk History In 1899, the No. 15 streetcar started operating along the western portion of this route as far west as Franklintown Road. Parts of the eastern portion were served by the nos. 23 and 26 streetcars during the streetcar era. Several Baltimore streetcars held the no. 20 designation. These included one that operated along Orleans Street from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
