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Charles Center (Metro Subway station)
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The Charles Center Metro Subway Station is one of 14 stops along the Baltimore Metro Subway line. It is the area of the city considered to be most central, and until 1995, when the extension to Johns Hopkins Hospital
was opened, it was the final stop on the line. At this location, it is possible to walk to many downtown Baltimore
landmarks and to transfer to many buses.
The Red Line
, a proposed but not yet funded light rail line, would if built include an underground station here providing a transfer point to the currently existing Metro Subway system.
Johns Hopkins Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland . It was founded using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins...
was opened, it was the final stop on the line. At this location, it is possible to walk to many downtown Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore is the section of Baltimore traditionally bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to the west, Mt. Royal Avenue to the north, President Street to the east and the Inner Harbor area to the south. It consists of four neighborhoods: Westside, City Centre, Inner Harbor, and...
landmarks and to transfer to many buses.
The Red Line
Red Line (Baltimore)
The Red Line is a proposed east-west mass transit light rail line for Baltimore, Maryland. It is still in the planning stages and has been granted federal approval to enter the preliminary engineering phase...
, a proposed but not yet funded light rail line, would if built include an underground station here providing a transfer point to the currently existing Metro Subway system.
Maryland MTA Bus Connections
- 1 to Sinai HospitalSinai HospitalLifeBridge Health is a Baltimore area corporation operating several medical institutions. These most notably include Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Northwest Hospital , and various nursing homes and medical office complexes.-Sinai Hospital:Sinai Hospital is a Baltimore, Maryland hospital originally...
or Mondawmin Metro Subway Station (NB)/ Fort McHenryFort McHenryFort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, is a star-shaped fort best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy in Chesapeake Bay...
(SB) - 3 to Cromwell Bridge Park & Ride or Sheppard Pratt Hospital (NB)
- 5 to Mondawmin Metro Subway Station (WB)/ Cedonia (EB)
- 8 to University Maryland Transit Center (SB) or Lutherville (NB)
- 10 to Catonsville or ParadiseParadiseParadise is a place in which existence is positive, harmonious and timeless. It is conceptually a counter-image of the miseries of human civilization, and in paradise there is only peace, prosperity, and happiness. Paradise is a place of contentment, but it is not necessarily a land of luxury and...
(WB)/ DundalkDundalkDundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
(EB) - 11 to TowsonTowson-Places:In the United States:*Towson, Maryland, an unincorporated community in Maryland**Towson Center, an arena in Towson, Maryland**Towson Town Center, a shopping mall in Towson, Maryland*Fort Towson, Oklahoma, a community in Oklahoma...
(NB); Canton (SB) - 20 to Security Square MallSecurity Square MallSecurity Square Mall is a large mall in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The mall features over 100 stores and restaurants, as well as a food court, with Burlington Coat Factory, Macy's, Old Navy and Sears serving as anchor stores. One section of the mall, Seoul Plaza, used to...
or CMS (WB)/ C.C.B.C. Dundalk or Marine Terminal (EB) - 23 to Catonsville or Wildwood (WB)/ Fox Ridge (EB)
- 30 to Edmondson Village (WB)/ City Hall or Hopkins BayviewJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, formerly known as Francis Scott Key Medical Center, is a hospital and medical office center in East Baltimore.It is located along Eastern Avenue near Bayview Boulevard...
(EB) - 35 to UMBC or Blind Industries (WB)/ White MarshWhite Marsh, MarylandWhite Marsh is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,485 at the 2000 census.- History :...
(EB) - 36 to RiverviewRiverview-Australia:*Riverview, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney**St Ignatius' College, Riverview*Riverview, Queensland, a suburb of Ipswich-Canada:*Riverview, Alberta, a hamlet in Alberta*Riverview, Manitoba, a neighbourhood in Winnipeg*Riverview, New Brunswick...
(SB)/ CedarcroftCedarcroftCedarcroft, also known as Bayard Taylor House, is a National Historic Landmark home in Chester County, Pennsylvania. "From 1859 to 1874, this was the residence of Bayard Taylor , poet, novelist, and Civil War correspondent. Taylor did much of his writing in this house," which he had built for his...
(NB) - 40 (QuickBus) to CMS (WB)/ Middle River (EB)
- 46Route 46 (MTA Maryland)Route 46 is a limited stop bus route, identified as a "Quickbus", operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore. The line currently runs from the Cedonia Loop in Northeast Baltimore to the Paradise Loop, in Catonsville. Service operates every 15 minutes during rush hour only...
(QuickBus) to Paradise (WB)/ Cedonia (EB) - 48Route 48 (MTA Maryland)Route 48 is a limited stop bus, identified as a "Quickbus", operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs. The line currently runs from the University of Maryland Transit Center to Towson along the York Road/Greenmount Avenue corridor. Service operates Monday...
(QuickBus) to University Medical Transit Center (SB)/ Towson (NB) - 61 to Mount Washington (NB)/ Inner HarborInner HarborThe Inner Harbor is a historic seaport, tourist attraction, and iconic landmark of the City of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Described by the Urban Land Institute in 2009 as “the model for post-industrial waterfront redevelopment around the World.” The Inner Harbor is actually the end of the...
(SB) - 64 to North AvenueNorth AvenueNorth Avenue can refer to:* North Avenue , an east-west thoroughfare in Atlanta on which Georgia Tech and the world headquarters for Coca-Cola are located* North Avenue , a major street in Baltimore that most of is part of US Route 1...
(NB)/ Curtis BayCurtis Bay, BaltimoreCurtis Bay is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The neighborhood is located in a highly industrialized waterfornt area in the southern part of the city, and receives its name from the body of water in which it sits...
or Energy Parkway or Riviera BeachRiviera Beach, MarylandRiviera Beach is a census-designated place and a neighborhood within Pasadena, Maryland in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,695 at the 2000 census.Locals to the area do not pronounce the name as it is spelled...
(SB) - 91 to Sinai Hospital (NB)/ City Hall (SB)
- 120Route 120 (MTA Maryland)Route 120 is an express bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration between a park-and-ride lot near White Marsh Mall and Downtown Baltimore, with selected trips operating to Johns Hopkins Hospital...
(Express) to Johns Hopkins HospitalJohns Hopkins HospitalThe Johns Hopkins Hospital is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland . It was founded using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins...
(SB)/ White Marsh (NB) - 150Route 150 (MTA Maryland)Route 150 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore, Ellicott City, and Columbia, Maryland. The line currently operates between the Village of Harper's Choice in Columbia and downtown Baltimore, mostly via US-29 and US-40, serving The Mall in Columbia and...
(Express) to City Hall (EB)/ ColumbiaColumbia, MarylandColumbia is a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages, located in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It began with the idea that a city could enhance its residents' quality of life. Creator and developer James W. Rouse saw the new community in terms of human values, not...
(WB) - 160Route 160 (MTA Maryland)Route 160 is an express bus route that operates to downtown Baltimore and Johns Hopkins Hospital from two locations in the Essex, Maryland area: Fox Ridge and Whispering Woods. The line serves the Essex Park-and-Ride lot, then operates via I-95 through the Ft. McHenry Tunnel.-History:Route 160...
(Express) to Johns Hopkins Hospital (WB)/ Whispering Woods or Fox Ridge (EB) - 310Route 310 (MTA Maryland)Route 310 is a commuter bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration and contracted to Dillon's Bus Service, operating between Columbia and Baltimore, Maryland. The line operates between Columbia and Downtown Baltimore, using the I-95 corridor as its primary route.-History:Route 310...
(Commuter) to Johns Hopkins Hospital (EB); Columbia (WBB) - 410 (Commuter) to State Center Metro Subway Station (SB)/ ChurchvilleChurchville, MarylandChurchville is an unincorporated town in Harford County, Maryland, located between the county seat, Bel Air, and Aberdeen, where the Aberdeen Proving Ground is located.-History and Lower Cross Roads:...
or Belair (NB) - 411 (Commuter) to Johns Hopkins Hospital (SB)/ HickoryHickoryTrees in the genus Carya are commonly known as hickory, derived from the Powhatan language of Virginia. The genus includes 17–19 species of deciduous trees with pinnately compound leaves and big nuts...
or Belair (NB) - 420 (Commuter) to Johns Hopkins Hospital (SB)/ Havre de Grace (NB)
- Charm City CirculatorCharm City CirculatorThe Charm City Circulator is a privately funded, public transit shuttle bus service giving riders free connection to historic sites, parking, and businesses throughout downtown Baltimore for free. The newest system in Maryland was established in 2008, but did not begin inaugural service until...
Purple Route via Federal Hill (SB); Penn Station (NB)