Mt. Washington station

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Mt. Washington
Mt Washington light rail station, June 2006.jpg
A northbound train departs Mt. Washington station in 2006
General information
Location5701 Smith Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°22′06″N76°39′08″W / 39.3684°N 76.6523°W / 39.3684; -76.6523
Owned by Maryland Transit Administration
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MTA: 27, 58, 60
Construction
Parking83 free spaces
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 2, 1992 [1]
Passengers
2017421 daily [2]
Services
Preceding station MDOT-MTA Logo.svg Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Cold Spring Lane Light RailLink Falls Road
toward Hunt Valley
Location
Mt. Washington station

Mt. Washington station is a Baltimore Light RailLink station in the Mount Washington neighborhood of northern Baltimore, Maryland. The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.

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History

The station was built on the site of the defunct Northern Central Railway's Mount Washington station. [3] When the current stop opened in 1992, it had only a single track for trains traveling in either direction; a second track was added when the Light Rail's double-tracking project for this station was completed in 2005.

MTA buses do not serve the station directly due to Mount Washington Village's narrow streets. Instead, they use a bus loop along Kelly Avenue, which was constructed in 1949 as a temporary layover for buses following the removal of the Falls Road streetcar line. [4]

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References

  1. "Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration Media Guide" (PDF). Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration. 2017. pp. 15–16. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2018.
  2. "Light Rail Link Cornerstone Plan" (PDF). Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration. p. 15.
  3. File:PRR 1955 schedule.jpg
  4. "A History of the Falls Road Streetcar Line". Baltimore Transit Archives. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-05-30.

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