BWI Airport station (Light RailLink) explained

Style:MTA Maryland
BWI Airport
Address:7153 Elm Road
International Pier at BWI Terminal
Coordinates:39.1826°N -76.6696°W
Connections: BWI Concourse E
BWI Shuttle to BWI Rail Station
MTA BaltimoreLink: 17, 99, 201
RTA: 501 (Silver)
Tracks:2
Parking:Paid parking nearby
Passengers:994 daily[1]
Pass Year:2017
Opened:1997
Accessible:Yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-light
Zoom:15

BWI Airport station is a Baltimore Light RailLink station at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland. It is one of the two southern terminals of the Baltimore Light Rail. The station platforms are just outside an entrance to the International Concourse on the lower level.

The station opened in 1997, with trains then serving the station every 34 minutes and operating to Penn Station. The system's routes and schedules have varied over the years;, trains depart for Hunt Valley every twenty minutes during peak commuter hours and every half-hour at other times.

The station and the airport are served by Maryland Transit Administration's bus routes 75 and 201; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Other local transit agencies also have buses serving the airport, including Howard Transit's Silver Route.[2]

Station layout

Platform
Northbound toward →
Northbound toward →
GStreet levelExit/entrance, buses, BWI Airport arrivals level

Incidents

In 2000, there were two accidents in which light rail trains failed to stop at the station, ran into the end bumpers, and telescoped into the station's roof. In one case, the operator was under the influence of cocaine and oxycodone; he was fired four days after the accident and charged with reckless endangerment. In the other case, the operator was under the influence of prescription medication that made him drowsy.

As a result, a trip-stop was installed prior to the station. Operators of trains approaching the station must stop, reach out of the vehicle, and clear the trip-stop before proceeding at into the station. A proper medical policy was also instituted at the insistence of the Federal Transit Administration.[3] [4] [5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Light RailLink Cornerstone Plan . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914211353/https://s3.amazonaws.com/mta-website-staging/mta-website-staging/files/Transit%20Projects/Cornerstone/LRCP_LightRailLink.pdf . 14 September 2022 . live.
  2. Web site: Station list . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080613204704/http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/lightrail/parking/ . June 13, 2008 .
  3. News: Myers . Marcia . Man charged in light rail crash at BWI . 17 March 2023 . . 5 July 2000 . June 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210620045626/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2000-07-06-0007060238-story.html . live .
  4. News: Myers . Marcia . Cadiz . Laura . 22 hurt in light rail crash at BWI . 17 March 2023 . . 15 August 2000 . June 21, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150621070356/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2000-08-16/news/0008160069_1_light-rail-prescription-drugs-thomas . live .
  5. Maryland Transit Administration Light Rail Vehicle Accidents at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport Transit Station Near Baltimore, Maryland, February 13 and August 15, 2000. . . 2001 . March 17, 2023 . December 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207070450/https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Documents/SIR0102.pdf . live .