Lexington Market station (Metro SubwayLink)
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]
Lexington Market | |||||||||||
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| Metro SubwayLink station Connection to the Baltimore Light RailLink | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 301 North Eutaw Street (north entrance) 320 West Lexington Street (south entrance) Baltimore, MD 21201 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°17′29.48″N 76°37′15.57″W / 39.2915222°N 76.6209917°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Maryland Transit Administration | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Light RailLink (at Lexington Market station) MTA Maryland Buses | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Street | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike Share Stop #18 (14 docks) | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 21, 1983 | ||||||||||
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| 2017 | 4,906 daily[1] | ||||||||||
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Accessibility
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe 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:
References
edit- ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/mta-website-staging/mta-website-staging/files/Transit%20Projects/Cornerstone/MSCP_MetroSubwayLink.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Bus & Rail Connections Map" (PDF). MTA Maryland. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Lexington Market elevator to undergo repair Friday". WUSA9. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Farley, Michael (2015-01-22). "The Lexington Market subway station's mosaics are the rare example of good public art in Baltimore". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ MDOT MTA (1983). "Metro art improves environment". Transit Today.
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