Linthicum station

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Linthicum
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Linithicum station in August 2018.
General information
Location595 Camp Meade Road
Linthicum Heights, Maryland 21090
Coordinates 39°12′07″N76°39′16″W / 39.2020°N 76.6544°W / 39.2020; -76.6544
Owned by Maryland Transit Administration
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Ic directions bike 48px.svg BWI Trail
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1887 (B&A Railroad) as Shipley station
Rebuilt1993
Passengers
2017443 daily [1]
Services
Preceding station MDOT-MTA Logo.svg Maryland Transit Administration Following station
BWI Business District
toward BWI Airport
Light RailLink North Linthicum
toward Hunt Valley
Ferndale
toward Glen Burnie
Location
Linthicum station

Linthicum station is a Baltimore Light Rail station in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. This station is the last station on the light rail's trunk line; southbound trains depart onto branches to BWI Marshall Airport station and Glen Burnie station. There is currently no free public parking or bus connections at this station. [2]

Contents

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 Glen Burnie station. Only 33% of riders are "walk-ups" from the surrounding neighborhood, according to a 2011-2012 study funded by the MTA. [3]

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. [4] 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. [5] [6] Early attempts to have this stop closed date back to 1994. [7]

Station layout

Side platform
Southbound      Light RailLink toward BWI Airport (BWI Business District)
      Light RailLink toward Glen Burnie (Ferndale)
Northbound      Light RailLink toward Fairgrounds or Hunt Valley (Nursery Road)
Side platform

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References

  1. "Light Rail Link Cornerstone Plan" (PDF). Maryland Department of Transportation. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 3, 2023.
  2. "Station list". Archived from the original on June 13, 2008.
  3. "MTA won't close Linthicum rail station". Maryland Gazette. May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  4. "Group Pushes For Light Rail Station Shutdown". WBAL-TV. March 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  5. Siegel, Andrea F. (May 5, 2011). "Some Linthicum residents want to close light rail station over crime". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  6. "County To Install Call Box At Linthicum Light Rail Stop". LINTHICUM, Md. May 5, 2011. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  7. Hartley, Eric (May 10, 2011). "Eric Hartley: Fear rides the light rails". Hometown Annapolis. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
The old Linthicum B&A station house north of the current stop B&A RR Linthicum Heights station.jpg
The old Linthicum B&A station house north of the current stop