33 stops from Hunt Valley MTA LOCAL BUSES, LIGHT …€™s attractions, special events, dining and...
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VISITORS RIDE GUIDE Your get-around guide to Baltimore and nearby major attractions. Local Bus Metro Subway Light Rail MARC Train BALTIMORE AND BEYOND HOWARD PETERS RAWLINGS CONSERVATORY HARBOR EAST Photo Credit: Coyle Studios TRANSIT FARES MTA LOCAL BUSES, LIGHT RAIL AND METRO SUBWAY: $1.70 single trip, $3.40 round trip, $4.00 Go Pass Day (valid for unlimited one-day travel on Local Bus, Light Rail and Metro Subway). ELIGIBILITY FOR SENIOR/ DISABILITY REDUCED FARES: Seniors (age 65+) and Individuals with Disabilities: $.70 single trip, $1.40 round trip, $2.00 Go Pass Day Senior citizens (age 65+), individuals with disabilities, and Medicare cardholders must show ONE of the following to be eligible for reduced fares on MTA transit services: • A valid MTA Senior/Disability photo ID card, • Any valid government-issued photo ID card with proof of age, • A valid disability ID from another transit agency and valid government-issued photo ID, OR • A Medicare card and any valid government-issued photo ID. MARC TRAIN: Fares range from $5.00 to $17.00 one-way. From Baltimore you can reach Washington, DC for only $8.00. There are special reduced fares for seniors and individuals with disabilities, who meet eligibility requirements ($2.50–$8.50 one-way). Up to two children under age six may ride free with each person paying full fare. Call 1-800-325-RAIL for schedule and fare information. You also can refer to a MARC Train timetable available at MARC Train stations or visit mta.maryland.gov. DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE STATIONS: 33 stops from Hunt Valley (Baltimore County) to Penn Station (Baltimore City) to Glen Burnie and BWI Marshall Airport (Anne Arundel County). HOW TO RIDE LIGHT RAIL: • Purchase a ticket before boarding; • Press the button on the outside of the train to gain entry; • Smoking, eating, drinking, audio devices without earbuds and loud or profane language are not allowed onboard; • Listen for the operator stop announcements; • Press the green button next to the door; and • Take all your belongings with you. Note: Light Rail is completely accessible with elevated boarding platforms for customers not able to use train steps. Ticket vending machines feature audio, Braille and raised letter instructions. LOCAL BUS The MTA operates Local Bus routes throughout the Baltimore area. Many bus lines connect with major hotels in the metropolitan area. For individual bus routes and schedule information, call the MTA Transit Information Line at 410-539-5000 or 1-866-RIDE-MTA (743-3682) or visit mta.maryland.gov. HOW TO RIDE THE LOCAL BUS: • Pay the fare as you board. (EXACT FARE IS REQUIRED); • Smoking, eating, drinking, audio devices without earbuds and loud or profane language are not allowed onboard; • Listen for operator stop announcements; • Press the yellow strip to alert the operator that you want to exit; • Exit through the back door when possible; and • Take all your belongings with you. Note: All buses are lift or ramp-equipped; many have kneeling capabilities. All buses offer priority seating for seniors and individuals with disabilities, and most buses have audio and visual stop announcements. METRO SUBWAY HOURS OF OPERATION Monday–Friday: 5 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays: 6 a.m. to midnight FREQUENCY: 8 to 15 minutes (peak/off-peak) 11 minutes (weekday evenings) 15 minutes (Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays) STATIONS: 14 stations from Owings Mills (Baltimore County) to Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore City) HOW TO RIDE METRO SUBWAY: • Purchase ticket before boarding; • Pass through the fare gate and get onboard; • Smoking, eating, drinking, audio devices without earbuds and loud or profane language are not allowed onboard; • Listen for the operator stop announcements; • Exit when the doors open; and • Take all your belongings with you. Note: Metro Subway is completely accessible with escalators and elevators at all stations. LIGHT RAIL HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday–Friday: 5 a.m. to midnight Saturday: 6 a.m. to midnight Sunday/Holidays: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. FREQUENCY: 20 to 30 minutes peak/off-peak (more frequent service where lines overlap.) Track exact arrival times at MyMTATracker.com TOP ATTRACTIONS BY BUS: • National Aquarium • Fort McHenry • Harbor East • Fells Point • Harborplace • Arundel Mills • Horseshoe Casino • Annapolis • Towson Town Center • Avenue at White Marsh TOP ATTRACTIONS BY METRO SUBWAY: • Power Plant Live! • Lexington Market • Johns Hopkins Hospital • Owings Mills Town Center TOP ATTRACTIONS BY LIGHT RAIL: • Oriole Park at Camden Yards • M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore Convention Center • BWI Marshall Airport • Hunt Valley Towne Centre • Timonium Fairgrounds • Mt. Washington • Penn Station • Cultural Center • Royal Farms Arena Welcome to Baltimore, Maryland! Whether you’re here for business or pleasure, for a week or just the day, you’ll find Baltimore is full of unique places to visit, delicious foods to eat and wonderful memories to make. This Visitors Ride Guide and map of downtown Baltimore will help you navigate to the area’s attractions, special events, dining and entertainment destinations using Local Bus, Light Rail, Metro Subway or MARC Train (including MARC Train weekend service to Washington, DC). Take it with you and let the MTA make it easy and economical for you to get around. CAMDEN YARDS Photo Credit: Coyle Studios HUNT VALLEY LIGHT RAIL STOP ADVENTURES AWAIT. RIDE MTA TO ALL OF THEM. WASHINGTON MONUMENT
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VISITORSRIDE GUIDE
Your get-around guide to Baltimore and nearby major attractions.
Local Bus Metro Subway Light Rail MARC Train
BALTIMORE AND BEYOND
HOWARD PETERS RAWLINGS CONSERVATORY HARBOR EAST
Photo Credit: Coyle Studios
TRANSIT FARES
MTA LOCAL BUSES, LIGHT RAIL AND METRO SUBWAY:$1.70 single trip, $3.40 round trip, $4.00 Go Pass Day (valid for unlimited one-day travel on Local Bus, Light Rail and Metro Subway).
ELIGIBILITY FOR SENIOR/ DISABILITY REDUCED FARES:Seniors (age 65+) and Individuals with Disabilities: $.70 single trip, $1.40 round trip, $2.00 Go Pass Day
Senior citizens (age 65+), individuals with disabilities, and Medicare cardholders must show ONE of the following to be eligible for reduced fares on MTA transit services:
• A valid MTA Senior/Disability photo ID card,
• Any valid government-issued photo ID card with proof of age,
• A valid disability ID from another transit agency and valid government-issued photo ID, OR
• A Medicare card and any valid government-issued photo ID.
MARC TRAIN:Fares range from $5.00 to $17.00 one-way. From Baltimore you can reach Washington, DC for only $8.00. There are special reduced fares for seniors and individuals with disabilities, who meet eligibility requirements ($2.50–$8.50 one-way).
Up to two children under age six may ride free with each person paying full fare. Call 1-800-325-RAIL for schedule and fare information. You also can refer to a MARC Train timetable available at MARC Train stations or visit mta.maryland.gov.
DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE
STATIONS:
33 stops from Hunt Valley (Baltimore County) to Penn Station (Baltimore City) to Glen Burnie and BWI Marshall Airport (Anne Arundel County).
HOW TO RIDE LIGHT RAIL:• Purchase a ticket before boarding;
• Press the button on the outside of the train to gain entry;
• Smoking, eating, drinking, audio devices without earbuds and loud or profane language are not allowed onboard;
• Listen for the operator stop announcements;
• Press the green button next to the door; and
• Take all your belongings with you. Note: Light Rail is completely accessible with elevated boarding platforms for customers not able to use train steps.Ticket vending machines feature audio, Braille and raised letter instructions.
LOCAL BUS
The MTA operates Local Bus routes throughout the Baltimore area. Many bus lines connect with major hotels in the metropolitan area. For individual bus routes and schedule information, call the MTA Transit Information Line at 410-539-5000 or 1-866-RIDE-MTA (743-3682) or visit mta.maryland.gov.
HOW TO RIDE THE LOCAL BUS:• Pay the fare as you board. (EXACT FARE IS REQUIRED);
• Smoking, eating, drinking, audio devices without earbuds and loud or profane language are not allowed onboard;
• Listen for operator stop announcements;
• Press the yellow strip to alert the operator that you want to exit;
• Exit through the back door when possible; and
• Take all your belongings with you.Note: All buses are lift or ramp-equipped; many have kneeling capabilities. All buses offer priority seating for seniors and individuals with disabilities, and most buses have audio and visual stop announcements.
METRO SUBWAY
HOURS OF OPERATIONMonday–Friday: 5 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays: 6 a.m. to midnight
FREQUENCY:8 to 15 minutes (peak/off-peak) 11 minutes (weekday evenings) 15 minutes (Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays)
STATIONS: 14 stations from Owings Mills (Baltimore County) to Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore City)
HOW TO RIDE METRO SUBWAY:• Purchase ticket before boarding;
• Pass through the fare gate and get onboard;
• Smoking, eating, drinking, audio devices without earbuds and loud or profane language are not allowed onboard;
• Listen for the operator stop announcements;
• Exit when the doors open; and
• Take all your belongings with you.Note: Metro Subway is completely accessible with escalators and elevators at all stations.
LIGHT RAIL
HOURS OF OPERATION:Monday–Friday: 5 a.m. to midnight Saturday: 6 a.m. to midnight Sunday/Holidays: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
FREQUENCY: 20 to 30 minutes peak/off-peak (more frequent service where lines overlap.) Track exact arrival times at MyMTATracker.com
TOP ATTRACTIONS BY BUS:• National Aquarium• Fort McHenry• Harbor East• Fells Point• Harborplace• Arundel Mills• Horseshoe Casino• Annapolis• Towson Town Center• Avenue at White
Marsh
TOP ATTRACTIONS BY METRO SUBWAY:• Power Plant Live!• Lexington Market• Johns Hopkins
Hospital• Owings Mills Town
Center
TOP ATTRACTIONS BY LIGHT RAIL:• Oriole Park at
Camden Yards• M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore
Convention Center• BWI Marshall
Airport• Hunt Valley Towne
Centre• Timonium
Fairgrounds• Mt. Washington• Penn Station• Cultural Center• Royal Farms Arena
Welcome to Baltimore, Maryland!Whether you’re here for business or pleasure, for a week or just the day, you’ll find Baltimore is full of unique places to visit, delicious foods to eat and wonderful memories to make.
This Visitors Ride Guide and map of downtown Baltimore will help you navigate to the area’s attractions, special events, dining and entertainment destinations using Local Bus, Light Rail, Metro Subway or MARC Train (including MARC Train weekend service to Washington, DC). Take it with you and let the MTA make it easy and economical for you to get around.
CAMDEN YARDS Photo Credit: Coyle Studios HUNT VALLEY LIGHT RAIL STOP
ADVENTURES AWAIT. RIDE MTA TO ALL OF THEM.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT
MARC TRAIN
MARC Train Service is the most convenient and affordable way to travel between Baltimore and Washington, DC. Weekday trains leave Amtrak’s Penn Station-Baltimore and downtown Baltimore’s Camden Station for Union Station-Washington, DC. The fare from Penn Station-Baltimore or Camden Station to Union Station-Washington, DC is only $8.00 one-way.
RIDE MARC TRAIN WEEKEND SERVICE BETWEEN BALTIMORE AND DC!
Hop aboard MARC Weekend Service on the Penn Line and enjoy the attractions of two of America’s great cities, Baltimore and Washington, DC. One-way fare between Baltimore and DC is only $8.00. For more information call 1-800-325-RAIL (7245) or visit mta.maryland.gov.
MARC TRAIN LINES:PENN LINE: Perryville, MD (Cecil County) to Baltimore and Washington, DC
CAMDEN LINE: Downtown Baltimore to Washington, DC
BRUNSWICK LINE: Martinsburg, WV, and Frederick, MD to Washington, DC
HOW TO RIDE MARC TRAIN:• Purchase a ticket before boarding or from the conductor
onboard for an additional $5.00 fee if the station ticket office or ticket machine was open at boarding time;
• Smoking (including electronic cigarettes), using audio devices without earbuds and loud or profane language are not allowed;
• Listen for the conductor’s station announcements;
• Exit when the doors open; and
• Take all your belongings with you.
MTA IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Bus, Light Rail, Metro Subway and MARC Train Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410-539-5000 Toll-free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .866-RIDE-MTA (743-3682)MARC Train Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800-325-RAIL (7245)TTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410-539-3497MTA Comment Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410-333-2354MTA Directory Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-218-2267MTA Police (24/7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410-454-7720Lost & Found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410-333-2387Maryland Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*711Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mta.maryland.gov
TOURISM/VISITORS PHONE NUMBERS
Visit Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-BALTIMORE (225-8466)Baltimore Office of Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410-752-8632BWI Marshall Airport . . . . . . . . . . 800-I-FLY-BWI (435-9294) Amtrak-Penn Station Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-872-7245Maryland Office of Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-543-1036Destination DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202-789-7000
FEDERAL HILLBROMO SELTZER TOWERFORT MCHENRYMARC TRAIN
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL,PATTERSON PARK LEXINGTON MARKET
AMERICAN VISIONARY ART MUSEUM ROW HOMES IN FEDERAL HILL
Maryland Transit Administration 6 St. Paul Street • Baltimore, MD 21202(The Visitors Ride Guide features the most current route information available at the time of publication.)
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