No. M-17 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. M-17 line is a bus line operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. It currently runs on weekdays during peak hours only from the Business Center at Owings Mills to the business corridor of Red Run Boulevard via the Owings Mills Metro Subway Station. Additionally, selected trips late at night and at other day times on weekends operate between the Owings Mills Metro Subway Station and Rosewood Center.

The no. M-17 line started operating in 1997 as a replacement for various branches of the no. M-9 and M-16 lines, which at that time, were consolidated to form a single route. Its route then was very simple, from the Owings Mills Corporate Campus, to the Owings Mills Metro Subway Station, then to the Business Center at Owings Mills on Crondall Lane via its most direct route. Service was provided every 30 minutes during AM and PM rush hour only on weekdays, using a single bus.

For its first year of operation, the line followed this route. Then, early in 1998, the line was expanded. It was extended from The Owings Mills Corporate Campus to a new office center for T. Rowe Price, and the route it took to reach the Business Center at Owings Mills was modified to serve the Rosewood campus. Intervals were reduced to 40 minutes, and only 4 round trips were provided during each rush hour.

Later the same year, the line was further expanded. It was extended to operate along to new Red Run Boulevard business corridor, and a second bus was added to circulation, improving the frequency to 30 minutes.

In 1999, midday service was experimentally added. It performed poorly and was soon eliminated.

In 2003, a new deviation to the route was added. From Red Run Boulevard, trips operated via the new Red Brook, serving some office buildings in this area.

In 2005, the portions of the route serving the Owings Mills Corporate Campus and T. Rowe Price were eliminated. They were found to have low ridership, while this also improved the efficiency of service. Additionally, late evening and weekend trips to Rosewood Center were added, replacing this service on the discontinued no. 102 line.

[edit] Past Line Identified as no. M-17

Between 1987 and 1992, MTA operated a shuttle service between the Owings Mills Metro Subway Station and Town Center that was identified as the no. M-17 line. This line operated every 12-15 minutes during Metro's hours of operation, and a 10-cent fare was charged to those who did not have a monthly pass or transfer.

The no. M-17 line was eliminated in 1992, and service on its route was provided by the nos. M-9 and M-16 lines.

Today, service between the Owings Mills Metro Subway Station and Town Center is provided exlusively by the No. M-9 Line, which is a combination of all three of these former routes.