Penn–North (Baltimore Metro Subway station)
Penn-North | |||||||||||
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The northern entrance of Penn–North Station, viewed from the southern entrance (behind the camera). | |||||||||||
Location |
2501 Pennsylvania Avenue and 1601 North Avenue Baltimore, MD, 21217 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Maryland Transit Administration | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | MTA Maryland Buses | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | November 21, 1983 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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The Penn-North Metro Subway Station is one of 14 stops along the Baltimore Metro Subway line. Its name comes from its location, at the corner of Pennsylvania and North Avenues. It is the eighth most northern and western station on the line, and the first station when starting from Owings Mills that does not have free parking. Five Maryland Transit Administration bus lines serve the location:
- 7 to Mondawmin Metro Subway Station (NB)/ Canton (SB)
- 13 to Walbrook Junction or Moreland Avenue (WB)/ Canton or Milton Avenue (EB)
- 21 to Fells Point (SB)/ Mondawmin Metro Subway Station (NB)
- 54 to Milford Mill Metro Subway Station or Randallstown (NB)
- 91 to Sinai Hospital (NB)/ City Hall (SB)
Layout
← Westbound toward Owings Mills. Next stop: Mondawmin | |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
Eastbound toward Johns Hopkins Hospital. Next stop: Upton – Avenue Market → |
2015 Protests
In April 2015, riots broke out around the station protesting the death of Freddie Gray.
External links
Coordinates: 39°18′34″N 76°38′38″W / 39.3094°N 76.6438°W
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