Route 10 (Baltimore)
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Route 10 is a bus route, formerly a streetcar line, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It currently runs from Catonsville to Dundalk along Frederick Road and Eastern Avenue, and is operated by the Maryland Transit Administration.
[edit] History
Route 10 was electrified in 1893 as a streetcar route between Roland Park and Point Breeze. Between Roland Park and downtown Baltimore, the route was similar to that of the current Route 27. There were also branches to Union Avenue and Sweet Air industrial parks. From downtown to Point Breeze, routing was similar to that of today's route, with slight variations in the streets on which the trolleys operated.
In 1940, Route 10 was shortened to Highlandtown, and service to Point Breeze was provided on Route 20.
In 1959, Route 10 was converted to a rubber tire bus operation. Service was extended west to Pimlico and east to Sparrows Point.
In 1982, Route 10 was split into two routes. The new Route 10 line ran from State Center to Dundalk, with selected trips to Sparrows Point. A new Route 27 was formed, which operated from Pimlico to Albemarle Street, serving the northern portion of this route.
In 1992, the route to Sparrows Point was modified, and buses took Wise Avenue rather than the Peninsula Expressway.
[edit] Overhaul
In 2005, as part of a comprehensive overhaul titled the Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative, Route 10 was combined with Route 2, and extended west from downtown Baltimore to Catonsville. Under this plan, all trips were routed to the Bullneck Road loop in Dundalk. Service to Sparrows Point, which had low ridership, was no longer provided, and all other short branches on the route were discontinued. In addition, a portion of the route between Lombard Street and the State Center Metro subway station was eliminated.
The combined route was initially identified as Route 2/10 during a transitional period. On February 5, 2006, it was renamed simply to Route 10.
