Charles Center station

Metro SubwayLink station
39°17′22″N 76°36′57″W / 39.28945°N 76.61582°W / 39.28945; -76.61582Owned byMaryland Transit AdministrationPlatforms1Tracks2ConnectionsMTA Maryland Buses and Charm City CirculatorConstructionAccessibleYesHistoryOpenedNovember 21, 1983Passengers20174,810 daily[1] Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Lexington Market
toward Owings Mills
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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.

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]

Bus Connections

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".

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles Center station.
  • Hanover Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
  • Charles Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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