Glen Burnie station
{{Short description|Baltimore Light RailLink station in Glen Burnie, Maryland}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox station
| style=MTA Maryland
| type= Baltimore Light Rail station
| name= Glen Burnie
| image=Cromwell_Station.jpg
| image_caption=Glen Burnie station in 2011
| address=7378 Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard
Glen Burnie, Maryland
| coordinates={{coord|39|10|20.48|N|76|38|0.41|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-MD|display=inline,title}}
| line=
| other={{bus icon}} 14
{{bus icon}} 215 Annapolis Express
{{bike icon}} BWI Trail
{{bike icon}} Baltimore & Annapolis Trail
| platform=1 island platform
| tracks=2
| parking=795 free spaces
| bicycle=Yes
| pass_year=2017
| pass_percent=
| pass_system=
| opened=1887 (B&A Railroad)
| former=Cromwell/Glen Burnie (1993–2017)
| accessible=Yes
| code=
| owned=Maryland Transit Administration
| zone=
| services= {{Adjacent stations|system=MTA Maryland|line=Main|right=Ferndale}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-light |marker-color=#{{rcr|MTA Maryland|Main}} |zoom=15 }}
}}
Glen Burnie station (formerly Cromwell/Glen Burnie station) is a Baltimore Light RailLink station in Glen Burnie, Maryland. 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 (during peak commuting hours on weekdays) or Hunt Valley station (at all other times). Unlike the nearby Ferndale station, there are currently 795 free parking spaces and connections can be made to MTA Maryland's Route 14 bus from here.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/lightrail/parking/ |title=Station list |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613204704/http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/lightrail/parking/ |archivedate=June 13, 2008 }} South of the station, the lines terminate on an embankment on the northwest corner of Maryland Route 648 and Maryland Route 176 to the east of Interstate 97, and the right of way is replaced by the Baltimore and Annapolis Rail Trail.
Station layout
table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=7 valign=top width=50|G |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Street level |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=425|Exit/entrance, buses, parking |
style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform |
Northbound
|{{0|←}} {{rcb|MTA Maryland|Light RailLink|inline=yes}} toward {{mtams|Fairgrounds}} or {{mtams|Hunt Valley}} ({{mtams|Ferndale}}) → |
style="border-bottom:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Island platform |
Northbound
|{{0|←}} {{rcb|MTA Maryland|Light RailLink|inline=yes}} toward {{mtams|Fairgrounds}} or {{mtams|Hunt Valley}} ({{mtams|Ferndale}}) → |
style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform |
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 provides a direct cycling link (13.3 miles) from the station to Maryland's capital, Annapolis. Nearby attractions include:
- Anne Arundel Community College 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 Plaza Shopping Center
- Monsenior Slade Catholic School
- Sawmill Creek Park
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080702112220/http://mtamaryland.com/services/lightrail/schedule/ Schedules]
- [https://cromwellstation.com/glenburnie Station portal (local train and bus times)]
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Category:Baltimore Light Rail stations
Category:Glen Burnie, Maryland
Category:Railway stations in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1887
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1993
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