Lexington Market station (Metro SubwayLink)

Metro SubwayLink station

For the Light RailLink connecting station, see Lexington Market station (Light RailLink). For the market, see Lexington Market.

Lexington Market

Metro SubwayLink station
Connection to the Baltimore Light RailLink
General information
Location| 301 North Eutaw Street (north entrance)
320 West Lexington Street (south entrance)
Baltimore, MD 21201
Coordinates| 39°17′29.48″N 76°37′15.57″W﻿ / ﻿39.2915222°N 76.6209917°W﻿ / 39.2915222; -76.6209917
Owned by| Maryland Transit Administration
Platforms| 1 island platform
Tracks| 2
Connections|  Light RailLink (at Lexington Market station)
MTA Maryland Buses
Construction
Parking| Street
Bicycle facilities| Bike Share Stop #18 (14 docks)
Accessible| Yes
History
Opened| November 21, 1983
Passengers
2017| 4,906 daily[1]
Services
| Preceding station  |  Maryland Transit Administration | Following station

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State Center

toward Owings Mills

|  | Metro SubwayLink |  | Charles Center

toward Johns Hopkins Hospital

Location

Lexington Market station is an underground Metro SubwayLink station in Baltimore, Maryland. It is one of 14 stops in the downtown Baltimore area. The station is a transportation hub, a designated transfer station to the Light RailLink Lexington Market station. The station is also served by a number of bus lines.[2]

Station entrance

## Accessibility

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The station is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. There is a single elevator at the Saratoga Street entrance, but no elevator at the Lexington Street entrance. Due to the lack of redundant elevators, wheelchair users cannot use the station in the event that the elevator is not operational.[3]

## Artwork

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The concrete beams above the station platform are decorated with a ceramic mosaic created by Baltimore artist Patricia Alexander for a commission of $68,300.[4][5]

## Bus connections

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The station has two entrances, one on Lexington Street and one on Saratoga Street. The Lexington Street entrance is located directly across from the main entrance to Lexington Market. The Saratoga Street entrance is a block away, and is located at the stops for bus routes:

* 5, 15, 19, 23, 27, 47, 91, 120, 150, 320
* Baltimore Light Rail

## References

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1. ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/mta-website-staging/mta-website-staging/files/Transit Projects/Cornerstone/MSCP_MetroSubwayLink.pdf [bare URL PDF]
2. ^ "Bus & Rail Connections Map" (PDF). MTA Maryland. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
3. ^ "Lexington Market elevator to undergo repair Friday". WUSA9. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
4. ^ Farley, Michael (2015-01-22). "The Lexington Market subway station's mosaics are the rare example of good public art in Baltimore". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
5. ^ MDOT MTA (1983). "Metro art improves environment". Transit Today.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lexington Market station (Baltimore Metro Subway).

* Baltimore Light Rail and Metro Subway Parking Info
* Saratoga Street entrance to Metro Subway from Google Maps Street View
* Lexington Street entrance to Metro Subway from Google Maps Street View

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Maryland Transit Administration rail stations

Metro SubwayLink|

* Owings Mills
* Old Court
* Milford Mill
* Reisterstown Plaza
* Rogers Avenue
* West Cold Spring
* Mondawmin
* Penn-North
* Upton–Avenue Market
* State Center
* Lexington Market
* Charles Center
* Shot Tower
* Johns Hopkins Hospital

Light RailLink|

* Hunt Valley
* Pepper Road
* McCormick Road
* Gilroy Road
* Warren Road
* Fairgrounds
* Timonium
* Lutherville
* Falls Road
* Mt. Washington
* Cold Spring Lane
* Woodberry
* North Avenue
* Penn Station
* Mt. Royal/​MICA
* Cultural Center
* Mt. Vernon
* Lexington Market
* Baltimore Arena
* Convention Center
* Camden Station
* Stadium/​Federal Hill
* Westport
* Cherry Hill
* Patapsco
* Baltimore Highlands
* Nursery Road
* North Linthicum
* Linthicum
* Ferndale
* Glen Burnie
* BWI Business District
* BWI Airport

Purple Line|

* Bethesda Metro
* Connecticut Avenue
* Lyttonsville
* 16th Street–Woodside
* Silver Spring Metro
* Silver Spring Library
* Dale Drive
* Manchester Place
* Long Branch
* Piney Branch Road
* Takoma Langley
* Riggs Road
* Adelphi Road–UMGC–UMD
* Campus Drive–UMD
* Baltimore Avenue–College Park–UMD
* College Park Metro–UMD
* Riverdale Park North–UMD
* Riverdale Park–Kenilworth
* Beacon Heights–East Pines
* Glenridge
* New Carrollton Metro

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