Fairgrounds station

Fairgrounds
The station in August 2014
General information
Location	2335 Greenspring Drive Timonium, Maryland
Coordinates	39.44870°N 76.63515°W / 39.44870; -76.63515
Owned by	Maryland Transit Administration
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MTA: 9 rabbittransit: 83S Towson University Shuttle
Construction
Parking	744 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	April 2, 1992[1]
Previous names	Timonium (1992–2008) Timonium Fairgrounds (2008–2017)
Passengers
2017	960 daily[2]
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station Timonium toward BWI Airport or Glen Burnie Light RailLink Warren Road toward 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

• MTA Maryland - Light Rail stations