Convention Center station is a Baltimore Light Rail station in Baltimore, Maryland. It is located adjacent to the Baltimore Convention Center, and is also near the entrance to Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Convention Center stop was originally called Pratt Street after the cross street by that name.
Convention Center | ||||||||||||||||
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 A northbound train at Convention Center station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 200 South Howard Street Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°17′09″N 76°37′10″W / 39.28594°N 76.61934°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Maryland Transit Administration | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  3, 7, 10, 11, 14, 19, 27, 35, 120, 160, 210, 320, 410, 411, 420 UMBC Transit: Downtown Route | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Street | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike Share Stop #13 (12 docks) | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 2, 1992 [1] | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 1,009 daily[2] | |||||||||||||||
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On July 10, 2019, the northbound accessible platform segment fell into a sinkhole caused by a broken water main.[3] The incident caused the line to be closed between Camden and North Avenue until August 19.[4]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Light Rail Link Cornerstone Plan" (PDF). Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration. p. 15.
- ^ Dance, Scott; Duncan, Ian; Reed, Lillian (July 10, 2019). "Large hole opens in downtown Baltimore street, swallowing part of Light Rail station; crews preparing for heavy rain Thursday". Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Davis, Phil (August 18, 2019). "Light Rail service near Howard and Pratt Street sinkhole to resume Monday". Baltimore Sun.
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