BWI Business District station

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BWI Business District
MTA Maryland Light Rail BWI Business Park.jpg
BWI Business District station in 2010
General information
Location678 Elkridge Landing Road
Linthicum, Maryland
Coordinates 39°11′26.48″N76°40′27.99″W / 39.1906889°N 76.6744417°W / 39.1906889; -76.6744417
Owned by Maryland Transit Administration
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MTA Bus 17, MTA Bus 99
Aiga bus trans.svg RTA 501/Silver
Aiga bus trans.svg BWI Business Partnership LINK Shuttle
UMBC Transit.png UMBC-BWI Line
Ic directions bike 48px.svg Baltimore & Annapolis Trail
Ic directions bike 48px.svg BWI Trail
Construction
Parking36 free spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1997
Passengers
2017204 daily [1]
Services
Preceding station MDOT-MTA Logo.svg Maryland Transit Administration Following station
BWI Airport
Terminus
Light RailLink Linthicum
toward Hunt Valley
Location
BWI Business District station

BWI Business District station is a Baltimore Light Rail station in the BWI Business District, north of the Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Linthicum, Maryland. There are currently 36 free public parking spaces and connections can be made to MTA Maryland's Route 17 and 99 buses, and Howard Transit's Silver Route from this station. [2] Additionally, portions of the BWI Trail can be found across the street from the parking lot.

Contents

Station layout

G
Side platform
Southbound      Light RailLink toward BWI Airport (Terminus)
Northbound      Light RailLink toward Hunt Valley (Linthicum)
Side platform
Street levelExit/entrance, buses, parking

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References

  1. Maryland Department of Transportation. (2018). Light RailLink: Cornerstone Plan.
  2. "Station list". Archived from the original on 2008-06-13.

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