Route 33 (MTA Maryland)
| Route 33 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| System | Maryland Transit Administration |
| Garage | Eastern Northwest |
| Status | active |
| Began service | 1977 |
| Predecessors | Bus Route 35 |
| Route | |
| Locale | Baltimore City |
| Communities served |
Arlington Park Heights Roland Park Guilford Moravia |
| Landmarks served |
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Western High School Loyola College Morgan State University |
| Other routes | 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 12, 15, 19, 36, 38, 44, qb46, qb47, qb48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 61, 91 |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | Every 20 minutes Every 10-15 minutes (peak) |
| Weekend frequency | Every 30-60 minutes |
| Operates | 5:00 am to 12:00 am |
Route 33 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore. The line currently runs from the Rogers Avenue Metro Subway Station in Northwest Baltimore to a loop in Moravia in Northeast Baltimore. Service is provided about once every 10–15 minutes during rush hour, every 20 minutes midday, every 30 minutes on Saturdays, and hourly on Sundays. The line operates primarily along the cross-town corridor of Coldspring Lane and Moravia Road, transversing Arlington, Park Heights, Roland Park, Homeland, and Montebello. The line passes several universities, including Loyola College, Notre Dame, and Morgan State University.
The first bus route to operate along Coldspring Lane was the no. 35 bus, which operated briefly from 1968 to 1969 before being discontinued. The line performed well on AM trips operating to Morgan State, and PM trips from Morgan State, but reverse trips were nearly empty, thereby leading the route to be considered a failure at the time.
The no. 33 designation was previously used in Baltimore transit history for three other routes, including a streetcar that served the Arlington area, near a portion of the present Route 33. The other routes include a streetcar route along Hudson Street that operated 1920-24, and was merged into the no. 18 streetcar (currently bus route 7, and a bus that operated along Milton Street 1950-1954 that is now a part of Route 13.
The current Route 33 started operating in 1977. At that time, it was introduced as an experimental service, with expectations that it would not be successful. It ran on weekdays only during rush hour and midday, and there was no evening or weekend service. Its route was from Arlington to Morgan State only.
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