Westport | |||||||||||
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Baltimore Light Rail station | |||||||||||
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Location | 2114 Kloman Street Baltimore, Maryland | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°15′43.49″N76°37′52.72″W / 39.2620806°N 76.6313111°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Maryland Transit Administration | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | 27 51 Gwynns Falls Trail | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1993 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2017 | 604 daily [1] | ||||||||||
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Westport station is a Baltimore Light Rail station in Baltimore, Maryland. It is located north of Smith Cove on the west side of the Patapsco River in Baltimore's the Westport neighborhood. It currently has no free public parking but has connections to MTA Maryland buses 27 and 51. [2]
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Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Southbound | ← Light Rail toward BWI Airport or Glen Burnie (Cherry Hill) |
Northbound | Light Rail toward Fairgrounds or Hunt Valley (Stadium/Federal Hill) → |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Street level | Exit/entrance |
Westport is the name of several communities around the world.
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