Linthicum (Baltimore Light Rail station)

Linthicum

A BLR train crosses Maple Road near the former Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad station north of the current stop

Location

595 Camp Meade Road
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

Coordinates

39°12′07″N 76°39′16″W / 39.2020°N 76.6544°WCoordinates: 39°12′07″N 76°39′16″W / 39.2020°N 76.6544°W

Owned by

Maryland Transit Administration

Line(s)

Light Rail

Hunt Valley – BWI Marshall

Light Rail

Hunt Valley – Cromwell

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

History

Opened

1993

Services

Preceding station		MTA Maryland		Following station
BWI Business District toward BWI Marshall Airport		Light Rail Hunt Valley – BWI Marshall		North Linthicum toward Hunt Valley
Ferndale toward Cromwell Station/Glen Burnie		Light Rail Hunt Valley – Cromwell		North Linthicum toward Hunt Valley

Linthicum is a stop on the Baltimore Light Rail system. This station is the last station on the light rail's trunk line; southbound trains depart onto branches to BWI and Cromwell/Glen Burnie. There is currently no free public parking or bus connections at this station.^[1]

Linthicum station uses a railroad line formerly served by the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad. It is accessible from a long crosswalk across from the intersection of Camp Meade Road (MD 170) and Benton Avenue, and the Linthicum Volunteer Fire Company(Station #32). Another crosswalk to the station leads to Oakdale Road on the opposite side of the tracks. The station reopened again in 1993, and the spur to Marshall Airport was created in 1997.

Ridership at the station averages 372 people daily, 67% of whom are transfers to either BWI Airport or Cromwell Station. Only 33% of riders are "walk-ups" from the surrounding neighborhood, according to a 2011-2012 study funded by the MTA.^[2]

There is an effort to close this station due to the crime the station is alleged to bring to its community, including an attempted murder.^[3] While MTA has not considered closing the station, other actions have been taken or considered. These include the placement of a call box where riders can alert police when in need, additional security cameras, and the early closing of the station at 8 pm.^[4]^[5] Early attempts to have this stop close date back to 1994.^[6]

Layout

Side platform, doors open on right
← Southbound toward BWI Airport. Next stop: BWI Business District.
← Southbound toward Cromwell/Glen Burnie. Next stop: Ferndale.
Northbound toward Hunt Valley. Next stop: North Linthicum →
Side platform, doors open on left

References

↑ "Station list".
↑ "MTA won't close Linthicum rail station". Maryland Gazette. May 26, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
↑ "Group Pushes For Light Rail Station Shutdown". WBAL-TV. March 7, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
↑ Siegel, Andrea F. (May 5, 2011). "Some Linthicum residents want to close light rail station over crime". The Baltimore Sun (The Baltimore Sun). Retrieved May 16, 2011.
↑ "County To Install Call Box At Linthicum Light Rail Stop". LINTHICUM, Md. May 5, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
↑ Hartley, Eric (May 10, 2011). "Eric Hartley: Fear rides the light rails". Hometown Annapolis. Retrieved May 16, 2011.

External links

The old Linthicum B&A station house north of the current stop

Maryland Transit Administration

Bus routes	1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 27 29 30 31 33 35 36 38 qb40 44 qb46 qb47 qb48 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 64 77 91 97 98 99 104 120 150 160 201 202 203 204 205 310 320 410 411 420 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 909 915 922 929 950 991 995

Metro Subway stations	Owings Mills Old Court Milford Mill Reisterstown Plaza Rogers Avenue West Coldspring Mondawmin Penn-North Upton State Center Lexington Market Charles Center Shot Tower Johns Hopkins

Light Rail stations (List of stations)	Hunt Valley Pepper Road McCormick Road Gilroy Road Warren Road Timonium Timonium Business Park Lutherville Falls Road Mount Washington Cold Spring Lane Woodberry North Avenue Mt. Royal Penn Station Centre Street Cultural Center Lexington Market Baltimore Street Convention Center Camden Yards Hamburg Street Westport Cherry Hill Patapsco Baltimore Highlands Nursery Road North Linthicum Linthicum Ferndale Cromwell BWI Business District BWI Marshall Airport

MARC Penn Line (List of stations)	Perryville Aberdeen Edgewood Martin Airport Penn Station West Baltimore Halethorpe BWI Odenton Bowie State Seabrook New Carrollton Union Station

MARC Camden Line (List of stations)	Camden Station St. Denis Dorsey Jessup Savage Laurel Race Track Laurel Muirkirk Greenbelt College Park–U of Md Riverdale Union Station

MARC Brunswick Line (List of stations)	Martinsburg Duffields Harpers Ferry Brunswick Point of Rocks Frederick Monocacy Dickerson Barnesville Boyds Germantown Metropolitan Grove Gaithersburg Washington Grove Rockville Garrett Park Kensington Silver Spring Union Station

Proposed services	Red Line Green Line Yellow Line Washington Purple Line Charles Street Trolley Corridor Cities Transitway

Other	MTA Maryland bus service Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative History of MTA Maryland

Nearby transit agencies	Annapolis Transit Central Maryland Regional Transit Charm City Circulator Harford Transit Howard Transit Rabbit Transit RTA Central Maryland Ride On Shuttle-UM TransIT UMBC Transit WMATA

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