List of MTA Maryland bus routes explained

MTA Maryland Bus Services
Parent:MTA Maryland
Service Type:LocalLink, CityLink, Express BusLink
Routes:CityLink: 12
Express BusLink: 9
LocalLink: 44
Total: 65
Hubs:70+ (Baltimore area)
Fleet:Urban bus: 774
Motor coach bus: 68
Total: 842
Ridership:
Annual Ridership:

The following is a list and description of the local, express and commuter bus routes of the Maryland Transit Administration, which serve Baltimore and the surrounding suburban areas as of June 2017 following the Baltimore Link Launch. In, the system had a ridership of, or about per weekday as of .

Routes marked with an asterisk (*) run at all times (24/7/365).

CityLink

RouteTerminalsviaLengthAnnual ridership (2023)Notes

 

CityLink Blue (BL)*Bayview
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Woodlawn
CMS HQ
Fayette St, Edmondson Av, Security Blvd2,064,254
Westgate
Edmondson Av & N Bend Rd (North Bend Loop)
Fayette St, Edmondson AvOvernight trips

 

CityLink Brown (BR)*Downtown
University of Maryland Medical Center
Overlea
Belair Rd & Overlea Av (Overlea Loop)
Lombard St (WB), Pratt St (EB), Broadway, Belair Rd1,572,798

 

CityLink Gold (GD)*Canton
Clinton St & Danville Av
Mt. Holly
North Av & Denison St (Walbrook Junction)
Wolfe St (EB), Washington St (WB), North Av2,045,618Select trips
Berea/Broadway East
Patterson Park Av & Lanvale St near Baltimore Cemetery
North AvMost trips and overnight trips

 

CityLink Green (GR)*Inner Harbor
Charles St & Camden St
Towson
Towson Town Center
Charles St (NB), Saint Paul St (SB), Loch Raven Blvd1,526,509

 

CityLink Lime (LM)*Fells Point
Caroline St & Eastern Av
Caroline St, Liberty Av/Liberty Heights AvRandallstown
Brenbrook Dr & Cinnamon Cir
1,441,838
Reservoir
Cloverdale Rd & McCulloh St
at Druid Hill Park
Liberty Av/Liberty Heights AvAlternate and overnight trips

 

CityLink Navy (NV)*Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Dundalk
Watersedge Park Loop
Pratt St (EB), Lombard St (WB), Eastern Av, Dundalk Av2,134,641
Dundalk
Avondale Rd & Flora Dr (Turner Station)
Overnight trips
Bayview
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Pratt St (EB), Lombard St (WB), Eastern AvAlternate trips

 

CityLink Orange (OR)*Midtown-Edmondson
West Baltimore station
Essex
Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd
Baltimore St (EB), Fayette St, Eastern Av2,543,717

 

CityLink Pink (PK)*Midtown-Edmondson
West Baltimore station
Frankford
Cedonia Av & Bayonne Av (Cedonia Loop)
Monument St (EB), Madison St (WB), Sinclair Ln1,779,940

 

CityLink Purple (PR)*Downtown
Saratoga St & Lexington St
Catonsville
Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike
Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St, Frederick Rd, Rolling Rd1,259,453
Catonsville
Paradise Loop
Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St, Frederick RdAlternate and overnight trips

 

CityLink Red (RD)*Downtown
University of Maryland Medical Center
Timonium
Lutherville station
Fayette St (SB), Baltimore St (NB), York Rd/Greenmount Av2,729,128Select trips end at Greenmount & North
Towson
Towson Town Center

 

CityLink Silver (SV)*Charles Village
Johns Hopkins University
Curtis Bay
Spruce St & Pennington St
Hanover St (NB), Charles St (NB), St Paul St/Light St (SB)1,544,518
MSU
Morgan State University
33rd St, Hanover St (NB), Charles St (NB), St Paul St/Light St (SB)Alternate and overnight trips

 

CityLink Yellow (YW)*Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Halethorpe
Beltway Business Community Park
Guilford St, Lombard St (SB), Pratt St, Fallsway (NB), Washington Blvd1,699,673Formerly ran to UMBC. Truncated in 2022 and split into Route 32.
Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Guilford St, Lombard St (SB), Pratt St, Fallsway (NB), Washington Blvd, Hollins Ferry RdAlternate and overnight trips

Express BusLink

RouteTerminalsviaLengthAnnual ridership (2023)Notes

103

Downtown
Charles St & Hyatt St
Towson
Cromwell Bridge P & R
St. Paul St (SB), Charles St (NB), Loch Raven Bl9.8miles48,724Weekday peak direction only

105

Downtown
Lexington Market Station
Frankford
Cedonia Av & Bayonne Av (Cedonia Loop)
Madison St, Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St, Monument St (EB), Edison Hwy, Sinclair Ln7.7miles47,067Weekday peak direction only

115

Downtown
Lexington Market station
Perry Hall
Perry Hall Bl & Haylock St
Belair Rd13.2miles47,088Weekday rush hours only
Reverse peak trips run to/from Berea
Berea/Broadway East
Belair Rd & North Av

120

Downtown
Wolfe St & McElderry St
White Marsh
White Marsh Park & Ride
Madison St (EB), Monument St (WB), I-395, John. F Kennedy Memorial Hwy19.6miles46,707Weekday rush hours only

150

Fells Point
Caroline St & Eastern Av
Harpers Choice
Harpers Farm Rd & Cedar La
Baltimore St (EB), Fayette St (WB), Franklin-Mulberry Expy, Baltimore National Pike, Columbia Pike21.3miles24,686Weekday rush hours only

154

Downtown
State Center station/Cultural Center station
Towson
Goucher Bl & Colbury Rd
Eutaw St, Harford Rd10.7miles86,238Weekday rush hours only
Carney
Carney Park & Ride
11miles

160

Downtown
Wolfe St & McElderry St
Essex
Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd
Fayette St, I-95, Eastern Ave, Back River Neck Rd16.5miles30,069Weekday rush hours only
Trips alternate between each terminal
Chase/Whispering Woods
Eastern Av & Biscayne Bay Bl
Fayette St, I-95, Eastern Ave, Bowleys Quarters21miles

163

Midtown-Edmondson
West Baltimore station
Sparrows Point
Tradepoint Atlantic
Franklin-Mulberry Expy, I-95, Broening Hwy, Peninsula Expy24.3miles807,925

Former Express BusLink Routes

LocalLink

RouteTerminalsviaLengthAnnual ridership (2023)Notes

21

Woodberry
Woodberry station
Canton
Clinton St & Danville Av
25th St, Wolfe St (SB), Washington St (NB), East Ave8.9miles388,386Less frequent on weekdays than weekends

22

Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Bayview
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Druid Park Dr, 40th St/41st St, University Pkwy, 33rd St, Edison Hwy11.2miles2,130,535

26

Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Bentalou St, Pulaski St, Cherry Hill Rd10.9miles1,301,798

28

Frankford
Moravia Rd & Aberdeen Av (Moravia Loop)
Woodmere
Rogers Avenue station
Moravia Rd/Cold Spring Ln10.1miles800,579

29

Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Brooklyn/Brooklyn Homes
10th Street & Mayadon/Deck Cts
Hilton St/Caton Av, Patapsco Av13.3miles948,537

30

Woodmere
Rogers Avenue station
Hollander Ridge
62nd St & Pulaski Hwy
Northern Pkwy, Belvedere Avenue/Echodale Avenue/Frankford Avenue13.6miles1,213,605

31

Levindale
Cylburn Ave & Greenspring Ave (Sinai Hospital)
Woodlawn
CMS HQ
Woodlawn Drive, Rogers Ave, Belvedere Ave8.5miles526,894Early morning trips
Woodlawn
Security Square Mall
8.6miles
Woodlawn
Social Security West Building
8.3milesAlternate rush hour trips

32

Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Catonsville
Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike
Lansdowne Rd, Washington Bl, Bloomsbury Ave/Ingleside Ave, Rolling Rd15.9miles109,665Created in 2022 from former branch of CityLink Yellow Line

33

White Marsh
White Marsh P & R
Mount Washington
Kelly Ave & Sulgrave Ave near Mt. Washington station
Northern Pky, Belair Rd14.7miles220,781

34

Catonsville
Craigmont Rd & Ingleside Ave (Westview Mall)
Towson
Falls Road station
Ingleside Avenue/Forest Park Avenue, Smith Avenue, Falls Road14.3miles206,288
Brooklandville
Greenspring Station
17.7milesWeekday rush hour trips

36

Towson
Towson Town Center
Essex
Bayner Rd & Sandalwood Rd
Northern Pky, Kenwood Av, Rossville Blvd/Stemmers Run Road/Back River Neck Rd16.8miles601,868

37

Catonsville
UMBC
Lochearn
Old Court station
Bloomsbury Ave/Ingleside Ave, Rolling Road, Old Court Road17.1miles521,746
Catonsville
Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike
Baltimore National Pike, Rolling Road, Old Court Road12milesAlternate trips

38

Westgate
Edmondson Ave & N Bend Rd (North Bend Loop)
Cross Keys
Poly Western High School
Edmondson Ave, Liberty Heights Ave, Greenspring Rd10miles27,199No service when school isn't in session

40

Essex
Selig Ave & Old Eastern Ave
Edmonson Ave, Franklin-Mulberry Expy, Baltimore St (EB), Fayette St, Eastern Ave15.1miles107,705Quickline: Makes limited stops, no weekend service

51

Towson
Towson Town Center
Inner Harbor
Hopkins Pl & Pratt St
Bellona Ave, Charles St, Maryland Ave/Cathedral St/Liberty St12.3miles312,503

52

East Baltimore Midway
Kirk Ave & Bartlett St
Timonium
Stella Maris Hospice
York Rd, Dulaney Valley Rd12.4miles62,844

53

Downtown
State Center station
Towson
Cromwell Bridge P & R
Kirk Ave, The Alameda, Loch Raven Bl10.1miles911,739Trips alternate between each branch
Towson
Sheppard Pratt at Towson
14.7miles

54*

Downtown
State Center station/Cultural Center station
Towson
Goucher Bl & Colbury Rd
Eutaw St, Harford Rd10.7miles1,583,480Trips alternate between each branch
Carney
Carney Park & Ride
11miles

56

Downtown
Fayette St & Hanover St
White Marsh
White Marsh P & R
Madison St (WB), Monument St (EB), Philadelphia Rd14.7miles1,168,319

57

Belair-Edison
Erdman Av & Belair Rd
3.3miles85,165Peak service, operates in a loop
6.8milesOff-peak service, operates in a loop

59

Frankford
Moravia Park Dr & Frankford Ave
Chase/Whispering Woods
Eastern Av & Biscayne Bay Bl
Eastern Ave17.1miles306,310

62

Rossville
CCBC Essex
Dundalk
Avondale Rd & Flora Dr (Turner Station)
Eastern Ave, North Point Road, Wise Ave/Holabird Ave572,934

63

Waltherson
Gardenville P & R
Sparrows Point
Tradepoint Atlantic
Sinclair Ln, Dundalk Av, Peninsula Expwy438,1424:15 AM - 9 AM, 3:15 PM - 7 PM everyday
Bayview
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dundalk Av, Peninsula ExpwyAll other times

65

Downtown
Fayette St & Hanover St
Dundalk
CCBC Dundalk
Lombard St (WB), Pratt St (EB), Broening Hwy313,567

67

Downtown
Saratoga St & Lexington St
Marley Neck
Energy Pkwy & Perryman Ct
Baltimore St (NB), Fayette St (SB), Charles St (NB), Light St (SB), Curtis Av (NB), Pennington Av/Hawkins Point Rd/Fort Smallwood Rd176,991No service from 9 AM-12 PM weekdays and 7 AM-2 PM weekends

69

Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Pasadena
Jumpers Hole Loop & Woodholme Cir
Governor Ritchie Hwy, Crain Hwy, Baltimore-Annapolis Bl317,707
Downtown
University of Maryland Medical Center
Operates when LightRail Link isn't running

70

Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Annapolis
Calvert St & Bladen St
409,336
Downtown
University of Maryland Medical Center
Operates when LightRail Link isn't running

71

Downtown
Saratoga St & Greene St
Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Key Hwy, Cherry Hill Rd, Annapolis Rd361,082

73

Downtown
State Center station
Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Hollins Ferry Rd, Annapolis Rd274,614
Wagner's Point
Wagners Point
Hollins Ferry Rd, Annapolis Rd, Patapsco AveSelect trips

75*

Lansdowne
Patapsco station
Hanover/Severn
Arundel Mills
Nursery Rd, Elkridge Landing Rd, Aviation Blvd322,714
Downtown
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore-Washington Pkwy, Elkridge Landing Rd, Aviation BlvdOperates when LightRail Link isn't running

76

Downtown
Saratoga St & Lexington St
Catonsville
Southwest Park & Ride
Lombard St (WB), Pratt St (EB), Wilkens Ave591,254
Select weekday trips

77

Midtown-Edmondson
West Baltimore station
Catonsville
Rolling Rd & Baltimore National Pike
Edmondson Ave367,514

78

Downtown
Gay St & Lexington St
Woodlawn
CMS HQ
Fayette St (WB), Baltimore St991,028

79

Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Security Blvd334,164

80*

Downtown
Saratoga St & Lexington St
Woodmere
Rogers Avenue station
Saratoga St, Edmondson Av, Garrison Blvd1,515,334

81

Lochearn
Milford Mill station
Randallstown
Randallstown Loop
Milford Mill Rd, Liberty Rd330,785Early morning and late night trips
Randallstown
Deer Park Rd & Liberty Rd

82

Reisterstown Station
Reisterstown Plaza station
Park Circle
Monte Verde Apartments
Dolfield Ave, Hilton St286,261

83

Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Lochearn
Old Court station
Reisterstown Rd732,422

85

Penn-North
Penn-North station
Lochearn
Milford Mill station
Park Heights Ave1,139,028

87

Owings Mills
Metro Centre at Owings Mills
Reisterstown
Glyndon Loop
Reisterstown Rd362,874

89

Woodmere
Rogers Avenue station
Owings Mills
Metro Centre at Owings Mills
Reisterstown Rd388,126
Owings Mills
Redland Court
No off-peak service

91

Mondawmin
Mondawmin station/Mondawmin Mall
Levindale
Belvedere Ave & Lanier Ave (Sinai Hospital)
Greenspring Ave145,284

92

Glen
Glen Ave & Key Ave
Pikesville
Bais Yaakov Intermediate School
Smith Ave50,175Select weekday trips
Owings Mills
Bais Yaakov Elementary School
Smith Ave, Park Heights Ave
Owings Mills
Owings Mills Center
Smith Ave, Reisterstown RdSelect trips
Lochearn
Talmudical Academy of Baltimore
Smith Ave, Old Court Rd

93

Towson
Towson Town Center
Hunt Valley
International Cir & International Dr near Hunt Valley station
York Rd, Greenspring Dr/Beaver Dam Rd/McCormick Rd316,273

94

Levindale
Belvedere Ave & Lanier Ave (Sinai Hospital)
Locust Point
Fort McHenry
Falls Rd, Howard St435,690

95

Inner Harbor
Charles St & Pratt St
New North Roland Park/Poplar Hill
Roland Ave & Bellemore Ave
Charles<>Pratt Sts, Roland Avenue97,587No off-peak service

See also: History of MTA Maryland.

The following is a list and description of the local, express and commuter bus routes of the Maryland Transit Administration, which serve Baltimore and the surrounding suburban areas.

Note: (Crosstown) = Bus service that is traveling across the city of Baltimore without going through the downtown area.

Intercounty Connector Bus routes

RouteTerminalsCorridors servedPlaces ServedTotal tripsOperated byOperating sinceOther notes
Northbound or WestboundSouthbound or Eastbound

201

Gaithersburg
  • Hourly
Dillon's Bus ServiceMarch 2011Only Commuter Bus route to operate every day, with midday and off-peak service.

203

ColumbiaBethesda
  • 3 AM
  • 3 AM
  • 1 Midday
Eyre Bus ServiceJanuary 2012

204

Frederick
  • 4 AM
  • 5 PM

Commuter bus routes

RouteTerminalsCorridors servedPlaces ServedTotal tripsOperated byOperating sinceOther notes

210

Downtown Baltimore/Johns Hopkins HospitalKent Island March 1, 2017[1]

215

Downtown Baltimore/Johns Hopkins HospitalAnnapolis March 1, 2017

310

Downtown BaltimoreColumbia
  • 5 AM
  • 5 PM
Dillon's Bus Service

320

Downtown BaltimoreLaurel
  • 4 AM
  • 4 PM
Dillon's Bus Service

410

Downtown BaltimoreChurchville/Bel Air
  • 4 AM
  • 4 PM
Dillon's Bus Service

411

Downtown Baltimore/Johns Hopkins HospitalHickory/Bel Air
  • 4 AM
  • 4 PM
Dillon's Bus Service

420

Downtown BaltimoreHavre de Grace
  • 4 AM
  • 5 PM
Dillon's Bus Service

505

HagerstownShady Grove station Atlantic Coast Charters

515

FrederickShady Grove station Eyre Bus Service

901

La Plata/WaldorfWashington
  • 30 AM
  • 31 PM
Dillon's Bus Service

902

St. Leonard/Prince FrederickWashington
  • 17 AM
  • 18 PM
Keller Transportation

903

Charlotte Hall/WaldorfWashington
  • 7 AM
  • 7 PM
Keller Transportation2001

904

North Beach/PindellWashington
  • 14 AM
  • 15 PM
Martz Gold Line

905

California/Charlotte Hall/WaldorfWashington
  • 23 AM
  • 24 PM
Keller Transportation

906

Waldorf/Accokeek Park & RideWashington
  • 6 AM
  • 6 PM
Dillon's Bus ServiceNovember 7, 2011

907

La Plata/WaldorfWashington
  • 8 AM
  • 8 PM
Keller Transportation

909

California/Charlotte HallWashington
  • 5 AM
  • 5 PM
Keller Transportation

915

Columbia/Silver SpringWashington
  • 11 AM
  • 12 PM
Dillon's Bus Service

922

Kent Island/AnnapolisWashington
  • 11 AM
  • 12 PM
Dillon's Bus Service

929

ColumbiaSilver Spring/Washington
  • 12 AM
  • 13 PM
Dillon's Bus Service

950

Kent Island/AnnapolisWashington
  • 17 AM
  • 19 PM
Dillon's Bus Service

995

Clarksville/Ellicott City/ColumbiaWashington
  • 13 AM
  • 13 PM
Dillon's Bus Service

Former bus routes

See History of MTA Maryland#Former bus routes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hogan Administration Rolls Out Latest BaltimoreLink Service New Commuter Buses Start March 1 Linking Kent Island & Annapolis to Baltimore . Maryland Transit Administration . February 22, 2017 . March 1, 2017.