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
SystemMTA BaltimoreLink
StatusActive
PredecessorsRoute 15, Route 23, QuickBus 40
Route
LocaleBaltimore City
Baltimore County
Landmarks servedCenters 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
StartJohns Hopkins Bayview
ViaFayette Street, Franklin-Mulberry Expressway, Edmonson Avenue, Security Boulevard
EndWestgate / CMS
Length14.2 miles (22.9 km)
Service
FrequencyFrequent Daily Service / 24 hours
Ridership1,941,856 (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]

References

  1. "Route CityLink BLUE - CMS - JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW". Maryland Transit Administration. August 29, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. "CityLink BL - Johns Hopkins Bayview to Westgate / CMS" (PDF). Maryland Transit Administration. August 29, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. Hook, Walter; Weinstock, Annie; Mirbabee, Sahra (September 2, 2016). "8.3.4 BRT CityLink Blue". A People's Alternative to BaltimoreLink (Prepared for the Amalgamated Transit Union) (Report). BRT Planning International, LLC. p. 58. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
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