CityLink Blue (BaltimoreLink)

CityLink Blue (abbreviated BL) is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration between Bayview, Baltimore City, and Westgate, Baltimore City, or Woodlawn, Baltimore County.[1] Most westbound trips on the route depart from Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, at the intersection of East Lombard Street and Bioscience Drive in East Baltimore, and terminate at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Security Boulevard in Woodlawn. Some trips on late nights on weekdays or throughout the day on weekends terminate instead at the North Bend Loop by the intersection of Edmondson Avenue and North Bend Road, near the western boundary of Baltimore City. Eastbound trips travel the reverse route between these terminal stops; likewise, most of these trips depart from the CMS stop, but some depart from the North Bend Loop stop.[2]

CityLink Blue
CMS - Johns Hopkins Bayview
Bus on CityLink Blue route
Overview
System	MTA BaltimoreLink
Status	Active
Predecessors	Route 15, Route 23, QuickBus 40
Route
Locale	Baltimore City Baltimore County
Landmarks served	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Security Square Mall Social Security Administration West Baltimore station Lexington Market (Light Rail, Metro Subway) Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland) City Hall Phoenix Shot Tower (Metro Subway) Dunbar High School Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Start	Johns Hopkins Bayview
Via	Fayette Street, Franklin-Mulberry Expressway, Edmonson Avenue, Security Boulevard
End	Westgate / CMS
Length	14.2 miles (22.9 km)
Service
Frequency	Frequent Daily Service / 24 hours
Ridership	1,941,856 (2022)

The CityLink Blue route runs along a largely similar path to that of the planned Red Line east-west light rail line, which was cancelled by Governor Larry Hogan in June 2015.[3]