Glen Burnie station (formerly Cromwell/Glen Burnie station) is a

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station in

Glen Burnie, Maryland Glen Burnie is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore. The population was 72,891 at the 2020 census. History In 1812, Elias Glenn, a district attorn ...

. It is one of the system's two southern terminals, and one of two stations in Glen Burnie. Trains depart Glen Burnie bound for

Fairgrounds station Fairgrounds station (formerly Timonium station and Timonium Fairgrounds station) is a Baltimore Light RailLink station located adjacent to the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Maryland. The station has two side platforms serving two trac ...

(during peak commuting hours on weekdays) or

Hunt Valley station Hunt Valley station is a Baltimore Light Rail station located at the Hunt Valley Towne Centre shopping complex in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The station opened in 1997 as the terminus of a northern extension of the Light Rail system. It has a sing ...

(at all other times). Unlike the nearby Ferndale station, there are currently 795 free parking spaces and connections can be made to

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's Route 14 bus from here. South of the station, the lines terminate on an embankment on the northwest corner of

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and Maryland Route 176 to the east of

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, and the right of way is replaced by the Baltimore and Annapolis Rail Trail.

Station layout

Nearby attractions

Being the southernmost Light Rail stop, Glen Burnie Station provides access to numerous points of interests throughout northern Anne Arundel County. The

Baltimore & Annapolis Trail The Baltimore & Annapolis Trail is a rail trail in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The trail starts at Boulter's Way in Arnold and ends near Baltimore Light Rail's Glen Burnie station in Glen Burnie. Starting near Annapolis at Jonas Green Par ...

provides a direct cycling link (13.3 miles) from the station to Maryland's capital,

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. Nearby attractions include: *

Anne Arundel Community College Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) is a public community college in Arnold, Maryland. The college was founded in 1961 and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The community college offers letters of recognition, ...

Glen Burnie Campus *Army National Guard *Cromwell Field Shopping Center *Cromwell Business Park *Downtown Glen Burnie *Glen Burnie District Courthouse *

Glen Burnie High School Glen Burnie High School is a large public high school located in the Baltimore suburb of Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1923, the school is part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system. Today, Glen Burnie Senior High ...

*Glen Burnie Plaza Shopping Center *Monsenior Slade Catholic School *Sawmill Creek Park

References

External links

SchedulesStation portal (local train and bus times)
Baltimore Light Rail stations Glen Burnie, Maryland Railway stations in Anne Arundel County, Maryland Railway stations in the United States opened in 1887 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1993 {{Maryland-railstation-stub