Linthicum (Baltimore Light Rail station)
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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 are currently no free public parking or bus connections at this station.
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.
The station is used by 550 people daily.
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. 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. Early attempts to have this stop close date back to 1994.
Baltimore Light Rail
The Maryland Transit Administration Light Rail is a light rail system serving Baltimore, Maryland, United States, and the surrounding suburbs.In downtown Baltimore it uses city streets...
system. This station is the last station on the light rail's trunk line; southbound trains depart onto branches to BWI
BWI Marshall Airport (Baltimore Light Rail station)
The BWI Marshall Airport station is one of the two southern termini of the Baltimore Light Rail. As the name implies, the station serves Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; the station platforms are just outside an entrance to the International Concourse on the lower...
and Cromwell/Glen Burnie
Cromwell Station/Glen Burnie (Baltimore Light Rail station)
Cromwell Station/Glen Burnie is one of two southern terminal stops on the Baltimore Light Rail. It is also one of two stations within Glen Burnie, Maryland. Trains depart Cromwell/Glen Burnie bound for Timonium or Hunt Valley...
. There are currently no free public parking or bus connections at this station.
Linthicum station uses a railroad line formerly served by the Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
The Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad, now defunct, was an American railroad of central Maryland built in the 19th century. The railroad, the second to serve Annapolis, ran between Annapolis and Clifford along the north shore of the Severn River...
. 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.
The station is used by 550 people daily.
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. 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. Early attempts to have this stop close date back to 1994.
