First metro line opened 1983, light rail opened 1992. Network comprises single metro route with 14 stations, and light rail line with 33 stations. See Baltimore network map.
The metro line running northwest from the city centre is branded Metro SubwayLink. It opened to Reisterstown Plaza in November 1983, and was extended to Owings Mills in July 1987. A two-station downtown extension to Johns Hopkins Hospital opened in June 1995.
The north-south light rail line operates under the name Light RailLink. An initial section from Camden Yards north to Timonium opened in April 1992, extended southwards to Glen Burnie by June 1993. Extension north to Hunt Valley, and the Penn Station and BWI Airport branch lines, opened in 1997, with operation as three service routes.
Work on a planned east-west light metro route (Red line) was stopped in 2015.
MTA also administers the Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) commuter rail network (3 routes serving 41 stations). The Brunswick (Washington DC) and Camden lines are operated by Bombardier, under contract until 2023, whilst the Penn Line is run by Amtrak.
The 26 km Purple Line light rail route under construction between New Carrollton and Bethesda in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC is now expected to open in winter 2027. See Purple Line Transit Partners and WMATA listings for details.
- Address
- 6 St Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202-1614
USA - Phone
- +1 410 767 3943
- Fax
- +1 410 333 3279
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Traffic
| Year | Passenger journeys (million) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro | Light rail | Commuter rail | |
| ‡ metro traffic figure not yet available | |||
| 2024 | 5·49 | 5·015 | 4·187 |
| 2023 | 1·99 | 3·262 | 3·681 |
| 2022 | 1·99 | 3·26 | 2·82 |
| 2021 | 1·67 | 2·72 | 1·29 |
| 2020 | 2·86 | 2·80 | 2·46 |
| 2019 | 7·33 | 6·51 | 9·08 |
| 2018 | 8·27 | 7·16 | 9·24 |
| 2017 | 10·81 | 7·35 | 9·28 |
| 2016 | 11·24 | 7·83 | 8·98 |
| 2015 | 12·95 | 6·89 | 9·15 |
| 2014 | 14·56 | 8·09 | 9·36 |
| 2013 | 15·03 | 8·59 | 9·17 |
| 2012 | 15·40 | 8·73 | 8·83 |
Network data
Metro
- Gauge
- 1435 mm
- Length
- 24·8 km
- Electrification
- 24·8 km - 700 V DC 3rd-rail
- Rolling stock
- 100 Metro cars
Light rail
- Gauge
- 1435 mm
- Length
- 48·3 km
- Electrification
- 48·3 km - 750 V DC
- Rolling stock
- 53 LRV/tram cars
Commuter rail
- Gauge
- 1435 mm
- Length
- 304 km
- Electrification
- 119 km - 11 kV 25 Hz
- Rolling stock
- 33 Diesel locomotives
6 Electric locomotives
177 Passenger coaches
