No. 24 Line

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This article describes a bus line of the Maryland Transit Administration. Information provided here is derived from old schedules and other archived resources.

The no. 24 line is a bus line operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. It currently runs from the Essex campus of the Community College of Baltimore County to a development in Eastern Baltimore County now known as Whispering Woods.

1 Origin
2 Frequency Improvement
3 Previous no. 24 lines
4 External Links

[edit] Origin

The no. 24 line starting operating in 1988 between Franklin Square Hospital and Oliver Beach after the No. 35 Line, which previously provided this service, was split. The no. 35 line's remaining route was between Franklin Square Hospital and downtown Baltimore

The no. 24 line, from Franklin Square Hospital, then operated through the parking lot of the no-longer-existent Golden Ring Mall, then to a stop in Middle River, where buses made a U-turn, and continued east on Eastern Boulevard to Oliver Beach. This terminus was later scaled back to Tidewater Village, a community now identified as Whispering Woods.

Service on this line was provided seven days a week, less than once an hour, even during rush hour.

In 1993, the line was modified to serve the Victory Villa community.

[edit] Frequency Improvement

In 2005, the no. 24 line was improved to provide steady hourly service, and selected trips now operate via Pulaski Industrial Park. This unplanned change was made to settle various complaints from riders losing service on the No. 23 Line. This change was cost-efficient as buses alternate between the nos. 4 and 24 lines.

In 2006, the layover was moved from Franklin Square Hospital to the CCBC Essex campus to improve exchanges with the No. 4 Line.

[edit] Previous no. 24 lines

Prior to the existence of the current no. 24 line, other lines had the no. 24 designation. These included:

The Brooklyn-Curtis Bay shuttle that ran in 1986 and 1987. The service was absorbed by the No. 22 Line on a section that currently operates as the No. 16 Line
The Pimlico Park-and-Ride bus that ran from 1974 to 1984. Service in this area is now provided by the Baltimore Metro Subway and M-lines.
A streetcar that ran along Roland Avenue between 1929 and 1950. The No. 61 Line currently operates on Roland Avenue.
A streetcar that ran from Sparrows Point to downtown from 1903 to 1926, before it was renamed the no. 26 streetcar.