Route 20 (MTA Maryland)
| Route 20 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| System | Maryland Transit Administration |
| Garage | Eastern (until Feb. 2015) Bush |
| Status | active |
| Began service | 1948 |
| Route | |
| Locale | Baltimore City Baltimore County |
| Communities served |
Westview Park Edmondson Village |
| Landmarks served |
Westview Mall Bon Secours Hospital |
| Other routes | 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 31, 35, 36, qb40, 44, qb46, qb48, 51, 57, 61, 64, 77, 91, 99 (on Security Blvd.), 120, 150, 160 |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | Every 10 minutes (Edmondson Village to City Hall) Every 30 minutes (Security Square Mall service) |
| Weekend frequency | Every 30-60 minutes |
| Operates | 24 Hours a Day |
Route 20 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs. The line currently runs from Security Square Mall east through downtown Baltimore to Baltimore City Hall. The main roads on which the line operates are Old Frederick Road, Baltimore Street, Fayette Street, and Boston Street. The line serves the communities of Westview, Edmondson Village.
The bus route is the successor to the 15 West Baltimore Street, 20 Point Breeze, and Fairmount Avenue streetcar lines; the West Baltimore Street Line was the third streetcar line in Baltimore. 26 to Dundalk Marine Terminal & 31 CCBC Dundalk
In 1899, the No. 15 streetcar started operating along the western portion of this route as far west as Franklintown Road. Parts of the eastern portion were served by the nos. 23 and 26 streetcars during the streetcar era. Several Baltimore streetcars held the no. 20 designation. These included one that operated along Orleans Street from 1894 to 1929 before being absorbed into the No. 6 Streetcar (where service is currently provided by bus route 35), the West Arlington Jerkwater which operated briefly in 1930 (where service is currently provided by bus route 44), the Dundalk Short Line, which operated from 1930 to 1936, and the Point Breeze streetcar/bus, which operated from 1940 to 1948, which was reduced to a shuttle in 1948 before being absorbed by other services.
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