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Light rail station in Timonium, Maryland, US
Fairgrounds
The station in August 2014
General information
Location2335 Greenspring Drive
Timonium, Maryland
Coordinates39°26′55″N 76°38′07″W / 39.44870°N 76.63515°W / 39.44870; -76.63515
Owned byMaryland Transit Administration
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MTA: 9
Bus transport rabbittransit: 83S
Bus transport Towson University Shuttle
Construction
Parking744 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 2, 1992
Previous namesTimonium (1992–2008)
Timonium Fairgrounds (2008–2017)
Passengers
2017960 daily
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station
Timoniumtoward BWI Airport or Glen Burnie Light RailLink Warren Roadtoward Hunt Valley
Location

Fairgrounds station (formerly Timonium station and Timonium Fairgrounds station) is a Baltimore Light RailLink station located adjacent to the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Maryland. The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.

History

The Northern Central Railway had a Timonium station near the modern location of the Fairgrounds station.

Prior to the opening of the Light Rail in 1992, the location was a park-and-ride lot with express bus service to downtown Baltimore. From 1992 until the opening of the Hunt Valley extension in 1997, the station was the northern terminus of the line. Cromwell (Yellow) service terminates at Fairgrounds during peak hours; a pocket track (at the unfinished Texas station to the north) is used to reverse trains.

References

  1. "Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration Media Guide" (PDF). Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration. 2017. pp. 15–16. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2018.
  2. "Light Rail Link Cornerstone Plan" (PDF). Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration. p. 15.

External links

Media related to Timonium Fairgrounds station at Wikimedia Commons

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