Charles Center station
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Lexington Market toward Owings Mills | Metro SubwayLink | Shot Tower toward Johns Hopkins Hospital |
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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
- 1 - Sinai Hospital / Mondawmin (M) Station or Fort McHenry
- 3 - Cromwell Bridge Park & Ride / Sheppard Pratt Hospital
- 5 - Mondawmin (M) Station or Cedonia
- 8 - University Maryland Transit Center or Lutherville (L) Station
- 10 - Catonsville / Paradise or Dundalk
- 11 - Towson or Canton
- 20 - Security Square Mall or C.C.B.C. Dundalk / Marine Terminal
- 23 - Catonsville / Wildwood or Fox Ridge
- 30 - Edmondson Village or City Hall / Hopkins Bayview
- 35 - UMBC / Blind Industries or White Marsh
- 36 - Riverview or Northern Pkwy.
- 40 (Quickbus) - Security Blvd. @ C.M.S. or Middle River
- 46 (Quickbus) - Paradise or Cedonia
- 48 (Quickbus) - University Medical Transit Center or Towson
- 61 - Lake Avenue or Inner Harbor
- 64 - North Avenue or Curtis Bay / Energy Parkway / Riviera Beach
- 91 - Sinai Hospital or City Hall
- 120 (Express) - Johns Hopkins Hospital or White Marsh
- 150 (Express) - City Hall or Columbia
- 160 (Express) - Johns Hopkins Hospital or Whispering Woods / Fox Ridge
- 310 (Commuter) - Johns Hopkins Hospital or Columbia)
- 410 (Commuter) - State Center (M) Station or Churchville / Belair
- 411 (Commuter) - Johns Hopkins Hospital (SB)/ Hickory or Belair (NB)
- 420 (Commuter) - Johns Hopkins Hospital or Havre de Grace
- Charm City Circulator Purple Route
References
External links
- Hanover Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Charles Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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- Owings Mills
- Old Court
- Milford Mill
- Reisterstown Plaza
- Rogers Avenue
- West Cold Spring
- Mondawmin
- Penn-North
- Upton–Avenue Market
- State Center
- Lexington Market
- Charles Center
- Shot Tower
- Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Hunt Valley
- Pepper Road
- McCormick Road
- Gilroy Road
- Warren Road
- Fairgrounds
- Timonium
- Lutherville
- Falls Road
- Mount Washington
- Cold Spring Lane
- Woodberry
- North Avenue
- Penn Station
- Mt. Royal/MICA
- Cultural Center
- Mt. Vernon
- Lexington Market
- Baltimore Arena
- Convention Center
- Camden Station
- Stadium/Federal Hill
- Westport
- Cherry Hill
- Patapsco
- Baltimore Highlands
- Nursery Road
- North Linthicum
- Linthicum
- Ferndale
- Glen Burnie
- BWI Business District
- BWI Airport
- Bethesda Metro
- Connecticut Avenue
- Lyttonsville
- 16th Street–Woodside
- Silver Spring Metro
- Silver Spring Library
- Dale Drive
- Manchester Place
- Long Branch
- Piney Branch Road
- Takoma Langley
- Riggs Road
- Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD
- Campus Drive–UMD
- Baltimore Avenue–College Park–UMD
- College Park Metro–UMD
- Riverdale Park North–UMD
- Riverdale Park–Kenilworth
- Beacon Heights–East Pines
- Glenridge
- New Carrollton Metro
- Connecting services:
- MARC Train
- Amtrak
- Washington Metro
- Italics denote future stations.