Hamburg Street station (Light RailLink)

Light rail station in Baltimore, Maryland, US

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Stadium/Federal Hill

Game day crowd at Stadium/Federal Hill station in 2010

General information
Location| 1102 South Howard Street, Baltimore, Maryland
Owned by| Maryland Transit Administration
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|  Greyhound Terminal
Gwynns Falls Trail
Construction
Accessible| Yes
History
Opened| September 6, 1998[1]
Previous names| Hamburg Street
Passengers
2017| 235[2]
Services
| Preceding station  | Maryland Transit Administration | Following station

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Westport

toward BWI Airport or Glen Burnie

|  | Baltimore Light RailLink |  | Camden Yards

toward Hunt Valley

Stadium / Federal Hill station (formerly Hamburg Street station) is a Baltimore Light Rail station in Baltimore, Maryland, located adjacent to M&T Bank Stadium. Although built to serve the stadium, it also provides access to the nearby Federal Hill and Pigtown neighborhoods.

## History[edit]

Aerial view of the stadium, with the pedestrian bridge to the station at right

The station was not part of the initial operating segment, which opened in 1992. At that time, the line ran between the I-395 viaduct and a large group of parking lots. Construction began on a new stadium for the Baltimore Ravens adjacent to the light rail line in 1996, and an infill station was added. The cost of constructing the stop was approximately $6 million - 12 times the average amount of a light rail stop - part because of a pedestrian bridge that had to be constructed to allow access to the stadium. The state contributed $5 million, with the remaining $1 million from the Ravens.[3]

Initially, much of the light rail line outside of downtown had only one track, which forced trains to run on a tight schedule. The station opened for the first Ravens Stadium game on September 6, 1998, but it was only open for Ravens games to avoid upsetting the carefully balanced schedules.[4][5] After the completion of double-tracking work on the southern half of the line, Hamburg Street station was opened for full-time service on July 1, 2005.[6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration Media Guide" (PDF). Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration. 2017. pp. 15–16. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2018.
2. ^ "Light Rail Link Cornerstone Plan" (PDF). Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration. p. 15.
3. ^ "News Bits". The Transfer Table. Vol. 20, no. 8\. Wilmington Chapter NRHS. September 1998.
4. ^ Peckham, Geoff (September 6, 2008). "Stadium Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary" (Press release). Baltimore Ravens. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
5. ^ Logan, Mary (December 1, 2005). "MAJOR TRANSPORTATION MILESTONES IN THE BALTIMORE REGION SINCE 1940" (PDF). Baltimore Metropolitan Council. p. 13\. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
6. ^ "House Bill 1185: Maryland Transit Administration - Public Transit Services - Efficiency and Performance Standards" (PDF). Department of Legislative Services, Maryland General Assembly. July 1, 2008. p. 4.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Stadium / Federal Hill station at Wikimedia Commons

* Station from Hamburg Street from Google Maps Street View

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* Connecting services:
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