Lexington Market station (Metro SubwayLink)

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Lexington Market
Metro SubwayLink station
Connection to the Baltimore Light RailLink
Lexington Market Station platforms.jpg
General information
Location301 North Eutaw Street (north entrance)
320 West Lexington Street (south entrance)
Baltimore, MD 21201
Coordinates 39°17′29.48″N76°37′15.57″W / 39.2915222°N 76.6209917°W / 39.2915222; -76.6209917
Owned by Maryland Transit Administration
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections      Light RailLink (at Lexington Market station)
MTA Maryland Buses
Construction
ParkingStreet
Bicycle facilities Bike Share Stop #18 (14 docks)
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 21, 1983
Passengers
20174,906 daily [1]
Services
Preceding station MDOT-MTA Logo.svg Maryland Transit Administration Following station
State Center
toward Owings Mills
Metro SubwayLink Charles Center
toward Johns Hopkins Hospital
Location
Lexington Market station (Metro SubwayLink)

Lexington Market station is an underground Metro SubwayLink station in Baltimore, Maryland. It is one of 14 stops in the downtown Baltimore area. The station is a transportation hub, a designated transfer station to the Light RailLink Lexington Market station. The station is also served by a number of bus lines. [2]

Contents

Station entrance Lexington Market Station.jpg
Station entrance

Accessibility

The station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. There is a single elevator at the Saratoga Street entrance, but no elevator at the Lexington Street entrance. Due to the lack of redundant elevators, wheelchair users cannot use the station in the event that the elevator is not operational. [3]

Artwork

The concrete beams above the station platform are decorated with a ceramic mosaic created by Baltimore artist Patricia Alexander for a commission of $68,300. [4] [5]

Bus connections

The station has two entrances, one on Lexington Street and one on Saratoga Street. The Lexington Street entrance is located directly across from the main entrance to Lexington Market. The Saratoga Street entrance is a block away, and is located at the stops for bus routes:

References

  1. ↑ https://s3.amazonaws.com/mta-website-staging/mta-website-staging/files/Transit%20Projects/Cornerstone/MSCP_MetroSubwayLink.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. ↑ "Bus & Rail Connections Map" (PDF). MTA Maryland. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Lexington Market elevator to undergo repair Friday". WUSA9. March 18, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ Farley, Michael (January 22, 2015). "The Lexington Market subway station's mosaics are the rare example of good public art in Baltimore". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ↑ MDOT MTA (1983). "Metro art improves environment". Transit Today.
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