Route 31 (MTA Maryland)

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Route 31
Overview
System Maryland Transit Administration
GarageBush, Eastern
Statusactive
Began service2015
Route
LocaleFells Point
Baltimore County
Communities served Canton, Inner Harbor
Other routes 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 35, 36, qb40, qb46, qb47, qb48, 61, 64, 91, 120, 150, 160
Service
LevelDaily
FrequencyEvery 15-30 minutes
Weekend frequencyEvery 30-45 minutes
Operates5am-1pm [1]

Route 31 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs. The line currently runs from State Center Metro Station S east through downtown Baltimore to CCBC Dundalk. The main roads on which the line operates are MLK Boulevard, Pratt Street, Lombard Street, and Boston Street. The line serves the communities of Canton, Fells Point.

Contents

The bus route is the successor to the 11 Canton, 20 CCBC Dundalk,

History

On February 22, 2015, as part of the first phase implementation of the Bus Network Improvement Project. Service on the eastern portion of the route 20 & 11 was picked up by the new Route 31 for trips to Dundalk via Canton & Inner Harbor. and by new In addition Dundalk Marine Terminal and the Amazon Warehouse was picked up the new Route 26.

Previously, Route 31 was used for a route that ran largely along the Wilkens Avenue corridor from the University of Maryland Baltimore County to Penn Station; it has since been replaced by an extension of Route 35.

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References

  1. "31 Local Bus" (PDF). MTA Maryland. June 14, 2015.