Fairgrounds station (formerly Timonium Fairgrounds station) is a
Baltimore Light Rail station located adjacent to the
Maryland State Fair
The Maryland State Fair is the annual state fair for the state of Maryland. It is held at the Maryland State Fairgrounds located near the intersection of York and Timonium roads in Timonium. As of 2006, the fair is an 11-day event, customaril ...
grounds in
Timonium, Maryland. The station has two
side platforms serving two tracks.
History
The
Northern Central Railway had a Timonium station near the modern location of the Fairgrounds station.
Prior to the opening of the Light Rail in 1992, the location was a park-and-ride lot with express bus service to
downtown Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore is the central business district of the city of Baltimore traditionally bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to the west, Franklin Street to the north, President Street to the east and the Inner Harbor area to the s ...
. From 1992 until the opening of the Hunt Valley extension in 1997, the station was the northern terminus of the line. Cromwell (Yellow) service terminates at Fairgrounds during peak hours; a pocket track (at the unfinished Texas station to the north) is used to reverse trains.
References
External links
MTA Maryland - Light Rail stations
Baltimore Light Rail stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1992
Timonium, Maryland
Railway stations in Baltimore County, Maryland
1992 establishments in Maryland
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