Charles Center station
Charles Center station is an underground 2 floor Metro SubwayLink station in Baltimore, Maryland making it the largest station on the line. Located at the Charles Center in Downtown Baltimore, it is a downtown transportation hub serving many bus lines, nearby various landmarks, and bus transfers. It was the final stop of the line until 1995, when the extension to Johns Hopkins Hospital opened. The station is in close proximity to CFG Bank Arena as well as the Baltimore Arena station on the Light RailLink. The station has two street level entrances via escalators and elevators and is the center most station on the line serving Central Downtown Baltimore.
Charles Center | |||||||||||
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| Metro SubwayLink station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Baltimore & Charles Streets Baltimore, Maryland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°17′22″N 76°36′57″W / 39.28945°N 76.61582°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Maryland Transit Administration | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | MTA Maryland Buses and Charm City Circulator | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | November 21, 1983 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 4,810 daily[1] | ||||||||||
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History Edit
Originally designated as the metro system's central hub, Charles Center was planned to have a stacked station design to allow for transferring between east–west and north–south lines.[2]
Station layout Edit
| G | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, ticket machines, station agent |
| P Platform level | Westbound | ← Metro SubwayLink toward Owings Mills (Lexington Market) |
| Island platform | ||
| Eastbound | Metro SubwayLink toward Johns Hopkins Hospital (Shot Tower) → | |
Bus Connections Edit
- 1 - Sinai Hospital / Mondawmin (M) Station or Fort McHenry
- 3 - Cromwell Bridge Park & Ride / Sheppard Pratt Hospital
- 5 - Mondawmin (M) Station or Cedonia
- 8 - University Maryland Transit Center or Lutherville (L) Station
- 10 - Catonsville / Paradise or Dundalk
- 11 - Towson or Canton
- 20 - Security Square Mall or C.C.B.C. Dundalk / Marine Terminal
- 23 - Catonsville / Wildwood or Fox Ridge
- 30 - Edmondson Village or City Hall / Hopkins Bayview
- 35 - UMBC / Blind Industries or White Marsh
- 36 - Riverview or Northern Pkwy.
- 40 (Quickbus) - Security Blvd. @ C.M.S. or Middle River
- 46 (Quickbus) - Paradise or Cedonia
- 48 (Quickbus) - University Medical Transit Center or Towson
- 61 - Lake Avenue or Inner Harbor
- 64 - North Avenue or Curtis Bay / Energy Parkway / Riviera Beach
- 91 - Sinai Hospital or City Hall
- 120 (Express) - Johns Hopkins Hospital or White Marsh
- 150 (Express) - City Hall or Columbia
- 160 (Express) - Johns Hopkins Hospital or Whispering Woods / Fox Ridge
- 310 (Commuter) - Johns Hopkins Hospital or Columbia)
- 410 (Commuter) - State Center (M) Station or Churchville / Belair
- 411 (Commuter) - Johns Hopkins Hospital (SB)/ Hickory or Belair (NB)
- 420 (Commuter) - Johns Hopkins Hospital or Havre de Grace
- Charm City Circulator Purple Route
References Edit
- ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/mta-website-staging/mta-website-staging/files/Transit%20Projects/Cornerstone/MSCP_MetroSubwayLink.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Baltimore Metro - Charles Center Station Photos".
External links Edit
- Hanover Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Charles Street entrance from Google Maps Street View