Lexington Market station (Metro SubwayLink) explained

Style:MTA Maryland
Style2:Metro Subway
Type:Metro SubwayLink station
Connection to the Baltimore Light RailLink
Lexington Market
Address:301 North Eutaw Street (north entrance)
320 West Lexington Street (south entrance)
Baltimore, MD 21201
Coordinates:39.2915°N -76.621°W
Other: (at Lexington Market station)
MTA Maryland Buses
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Parking:Street
Bicycle:Bike Share Stop #18 (14 docks)
Passengers:4,906 daily[1]
Pass Year:2017
Opened:November 21, 1983
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Maryland Transit Administration
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail-metro
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Lexington Market station is an underground Metro SubwayLink station in Baltimore, Maryland. It is one of 14 stops in the downtown Baltimore area. The station is a transportation hub, a designated transfer station to the Light RailLink Lexington Market station. The station is also served by a number of bus lines.[2]

Accessibility

The station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. There is a single elevator at the Saratoga Street entrance, but no elevator at the Lexington Street entrance. Due to the lack of redundant elevators, wheelchair users cannot use the station in the event that the elevator is not operational.[3]

Artwork

The concrete beams above the station platform are decorated with a ceramic mosaic created by Baltimore artist Patricia Alexander for a commission of $68,300.[4] [5]

Bus connections

The station has two entrances, one on Lexington Street and one on Saratoga Street. The Lexington Street entrance is located directly across from the main entrance to Lexington Market. The Saratoga Street entrance is a block away, and is located at the stops for bus routes:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/mta-website-staging/mta-website-staging/files/Transit%20Projects/Cornerstone/MSCP_MetroSubwayLink.pdf
  2. Web site: Bus & Rail Connections Map . MTA Maryland . 16 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Lexington Market elevator to undergo repair Friday . . 2024-04-21.
  4. News: The Lexington Market subway station's mosaics are the rare example of good public art in Baltimore. Farley. Michael. The Baltimore Sun. 2015-01-22. 2021-07-08.
  5. News: Transit Today. 1983. Metro art improves environment. MDOT MTA.