Charles Center station is an underground 2 floor

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station in

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making it the largest station on the line. Located at the

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, it is a downtown transportation hub serving many bus lines, nearby various landmarks, and bus transfers. It was the final stop of the line until 1995, when the extension to

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opened. The station is in close proximity to

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as well as the

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on the

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. The station has two street level entrances via escalators and elevators and is the center most station on the line serving Central

History

Originally designated as the metro system's central hub, Charles Center was planned to have a stacked station design to allow for transferring between east–west and north–south lines.

Station layout

Bus Connections

* 1 - Sinai Hospital / Mondawmin (M) Station or

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* 3 - Cromwell Bridge Park & Ride /

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* 5 - Mondawmin (M) Station or Cedonia * 8 - University Maryland Transit Center or Lutherville (L) Station * 10 - Catonsville / Paradise or

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* 11 -

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or Canton * 20 -

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or C.C.B.C. Dundalk / Marine Terminal * 23 - Catonsville / Wildwood or Fox Ridge * 30 - Edmondson Village or City Hall / Hopkins Bayview * 35 -

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/ Blind Industries or White Marsh * 36 - Riverview or Northern Pkwy. * 40 (Quickbus) - Security Blvd. @ C.M.S. or Middle River * 46 (Quickbus) - Paradise or Cedonia * 48 (Quickbus) - University Medical Transit Center or Towson * 61 - Lake Avenue or

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* 64 - North Avenue or Curtis Bay / Energy Parkway / Riviera Beach * 91 - Sinai Hospital or City Hall * 120 (Express) -

or White Marsh *

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(Express) - City Hall or Columbia *

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(Express) - Johns Hopkins Hospital or Whispering Woods / Fox Ridge *

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(Commuter) - Johns Hopkins Hospital or Columbia) * 410 (Commuter) - State Center (M) Station or Churchville / Belair * 411 (Commuter) - Johns Hopkins Hospital (SB)/

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or Belair (NB) *

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(Commuter) - Johns Hopkins Hospital or Havre de Grace *

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Purple Route

References

External links

Hanover Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Charles Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{Metro SubwayLink Metro SubwayLink stations located underground Railway stations in the United States opened in 1983 1983 establishments in Maryland Railway stations in Baltimore