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BWI Marshall Airport (Baltimore Light Rail station)

BWI Airport Pictograms-nps-airport.svg
Light Rail at BWI Airport station, June 2003.jpg
Light rail vehicle at the station in 2003
Location 7153 Elm Road
International Pier at BWI Terminal
Coordinates 39°10′52.47″N 76°40′6.44″W / 39.1812417°N 76.6684556°W / 39.1812417; -76.6684556Coordinates: 39°10′52.47″N 76°40′6.44″W / 39.1812417°N 76.6684556°W / 39.1812417; -76.6684556
Owned by MTA Maryland
Line(s) Baltimore Light Rail
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections 20 airtransportation.svg BWI Concourse E
Bus transport BWI Shuttle to BWI Rail Station
Bus transport 17
Bus transport 99
Bus transport 201
Bus transport RTA 501 (Silver)
Construction
Parking A general-purpose paid garage, not specifically set aside for Light Rail riders, is adjacent to the stop
Bicycle facilities BWI Zagster Bike Sharing Station
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1997
Services
Preceding station   MTA Maryland   Following station
Terminus Light Rail
Hunt Valley – BWI Marshall
toward Hunt Valley

BWI Marshall Airport station is a Baltimore Light Rail station at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland. It is one of the two southern terminals of the Baltimore Light Rail. The station platforms are just outside an entrance to the International Concourse on the lower level.

The station opened in 1997, with trains then serving the station every 34 minutes and operating to Penn Station. The system's routes and schedules have changed over the years; as of 2010, trains depart for Hunt Valley every twenty minutes during peak commuter hours and every half-hour at other times.

The station and the airport are served by Maryland Transit Administration's bus routes 17, 99, and 201; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Other local transit agencies also have buses serving the airport, including Howard Transit's Silver Route.

In 2000, two separate accidents occurred in which a Light Rail train ran into the end bumpers and up into the roof of the station. In one case, the operator was under the influence of cocaine and oxycodone. He tested positive for cocaine, was fired four days after the accident, and charged with reckless endangerment. The other case the operator was under the influence of prescription medication that made him drowsy.

Since then, a trip-stop has been installed to the north-west of the station, requiring operators to stop before the station, reach out of the vehicle, and clear the trip-stop before moving at 10 mph into the station. A proper medical policy was instituted at FTA's insistence.



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