Baltimore metro: diagram, photo, description
Baltimore Metro Subway has been operating since November 1983. This type of urban transport in Baltimore, the capital of Maryland, is mostly ground-based, and underground sections and stations are located only in some central areas. Today, the Baltimore metro is the only active line that is green on public transport maps. Its length is about 25 kilometers, passengers are served by fourteen stations, eight of which are located underground. Only 10 km of Baltimore subway tracks are underground.
The route starts from Hopkins Hospital, located in the historic part of Baltimore. Then it passes through the business districts in the northwest direction. Baltimore subway line ends near Owings Mills.
In a day, the Baltimore metro, despite the fact that it is represented by only one line, carries up to 50 thousand passengers, which is at least 15 million per year..
The first section of the Baltimore subway was commissioned in 1983. Four years later, the second stage opened, and in 1994 - the third section. All Baltimore metro stations are six-car train options and offer bus connections for passengers. It is not possible to switch to light rail and trains to other cities in Maryland at Baltimore metro stations..
Baltimore Metro Hours
The Baltimore Metro begins serving passengers at five o'clock in the morning from Monday to Friday and at 6.00 on Saturday and Sunday. This city transport ends its work at midnight. The entire path on the line is covered by trains in about half an hour, and the interval of their movement at normal times is 10-11 minutes. During peak hours, breaks are reduced to 8 minutes. The average speed of the train in the Baltimore metro is quite high and is at least 100 km per hour.
