Baltimore Metro SubwayLink

Metro SubwayLink
Metro SubwayLink
	Metro SubwayLink train entering Reisterstown Plaza station and bound for Owings Mills station
Overview
Owner	Maryland Transit Administration
Locale	Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Termini	Owings Mills (west); Johns Hopkins Hospital (east);
Stations	14
Website	mta.maryland.gov/metro-subway
Service
Type	Rapid transit
Depot(s)	5801 Wabash Avenue
Rolling stock	100 Budd Universal Transit Vehicle cars
Daily ridership	17,900 (weekdays, Q1 2025)
Ridership	5,487,000 (2024)
History
Opened	November 21, 1983
Technical
Line length	15.4 mi (24.8 km)
Track length	34 mi (55 km)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground, surface, elevated
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail, 700 V DC
Operating speed	70 mph (110 km/h)
Highest elevation	28 ft (8.5 m)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	I-795
	Northwest Expressway
	I-695
	Baltimore Beltway
	Baltimore County
	Baltimore City
	All stations are accessible
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The Baltimore Metro SubwayLink is a rapid transit line serving Baltimore, Maryland, and its northwestern suburbs, operated by the Maryland Transit Administration. The segment in Downtown Baltimore is underground, while most of the line outside the central city is elevated or at surface grade.^[2] In 2024, the line had a ridership of 5,487,000, or about 17,900 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2025.

^ ^a ^b "MTA Media Guide 2010–2011" (PDF). MTA Maryland. August 2010. pp. 4, 9, 10. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Scott M. Kozel (October 13, 2002). "Baltimore Metro Subway". Roads to the Future. Archived from the original on August 8, 2002. Retrieved June 28, 2002.
^ "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Urban Rail was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Media_Guide-1] "MTA Media Guide 2010–2011" (PDF). MTA Maryland. August 2010. pp. 4, 9, 10. Retrieved June 30, 2011.

[Roads_to_the_Future-2] Scott M. Kozel (October 13, 2002). "Baltimore Metro Subway". Roads to the Future. Archived from the original on August 8, 2002. Retrieved June 28, 2002.

[APTAdaily-3] "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 18, 2025.

[APTA_Ridership_Report-4] "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[Urban_Rail-5] Cite error: The named reference Urban Rail was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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