Mount Washington (Baltimore Light Rail station)

Mount Washington
Baltimore Light Rail station
A northbound train departs Mount Washington station in 2006
Location	5701 Smith Avenue Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates	39°22′06″N 76°39′08″W / 39.3684°N 76.6523°W / 39.3684; -76.6523Coordinates: 39°22′06″N 76°39′08″W / 39.3684°N 76.6523°W / 39.3684; -76.6523
Owned by	Maryland Transit Administration
Line(s)	Light Rail Hunt Valley–BWI Marshall   Light Rail Hunt Valley–Cromwell
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	27, 58, 60
Construction
Parking	83 free spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1992
Services
Preceding station   MTA Maryland   Following station Cold Spring Lane toward BWI Marshall Airport Light Rail Hunt Valley–BWI Marshall Falls Road toward Hunt Valley Cold Spring Lane toward Cromwell Station/Glen Burnie Light Rail Hunt Valley–Cromwell

Mount Washington station is a Baltimore Light Rail station in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the northern-most stop inside the city limits, and is located in the Mt. Washington neighborhood. It is accessible to motor vehicles only along narrow, one way side streets.

The Mt. Washington light rail stop was built in the location of the Mt. Washington station of the defunct Northern Central Railway. When the current stop opened in 1992, it had only a single track for trains traveling in either direction. A second track was added when the Light Rail's double-tracking project for this station was completed in 2005.

The stop has 83 parking spaces for commuters. Around the time this station opened in 1992, an article published in the Baltimore Sun brought up concern that these spaces would be used by shoppers in Mt. Washington Village who wished to skip out on metered parking provided by the city of Baltimore at an adjacent lot, and that the light rail could be used to reach Mt. Washington easily to commit various crimes, including auto theft. Reported crime at the station is very low. On a typical weekday, the lot is usually filled prior to the opening of the shops though parking scofflaws have used the lot after rush hour.

Three public bus lines, Routes 27, 58, and 60 operate within a close walk of the stop, but due to the narrow streets through which the station is accessed, do not actually enter the station's parking lot. There is a bus loop in Mt. Washington Village along Kelly Avenue where these buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. The loop is not currently used for layover except by Route 60 on occasional trips. This loop is not a part of the light rail service, but was constructed in 1949 as a temporary layover for buses following the conversion from streetcars. The loop has been used for various bus routes in the years since.