Charles Center station

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Charles Center
Metro SubwayLink station
Charles Center Station Baltimore.jpg
General information
LocationBaltimore & Charles Streets
Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°17′22″N76°36′57″W / 39.28945°N 76.61582°W / 39.28945; -76.61582 Coordinates: 39°17′22″N76°36′57″W / 39.28945°N 76.61582°W / 39.28945; -76.61582
Owned by Maryland Transit Administration
Platforms1
Tracks2
Connections MTA Maryland Buses and Charm City Circulator
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 21, 1983
Passengers
20174,810 daily [1]
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Lexington Market
toward Owings Mills
Metro SubwayLink Shot Tower

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.

Contents

History

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

GStreet levelExit/entrance, buses
MMezzanineFare 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

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References

  1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/mta-website-staging/mta-website-staging/files/Transit%20Projects/Cornerstone/MSCP_MetroSubwayLink.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. "Baltimore Metro - Charles Center Station Photos".