Route 3 (MTA Maryland)
| Route 3 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| System | Maryland Transit Administration |
| Garage | Bush Kirk |
| Status | active |
| Began service | 1947 |
| Predecessors | No. 17 Streetcar Bus Route T |
| Route | |
| Locale | Baltimore, Baltimore County |
| Communities served |
Towson Ramblewood Waverly Charles Village Mt. Vernon |
| Landmarks served |
Towson University Towson Marketplace Good Samaritan Hospital Union Memorial Hospital Johns Hopkins University Penn Station Washington Monument |
| Other routes | 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30, 33, 35, 36, qb40, 44, qb46, qb47, qb48, 55, 58, 61, 64, 91, 120, 150, 160 |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | Every 15-20 minutes Every 10 minutes (peak) |
| Weekend frequency | Every 15-30 minutes |
| Operates | 24 hours |
Route 3 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs. The line currently runs from the Inner Harbor with most trips operating to Cromwell Bridge Road Park and Ride (at exit 29 off the Baltimore Beltway) in Baynesville along the corridors of Loch Raven Boulevard and St. Paul Street, with selected trips to Sheppard Pratt Hospital in Towson, mostly via Joppa Road, and some trips making short turns at Loch Raven and Taylor. It is the successor to the 17 St. Paul Street streetcar line that ran from 1893 to 1938 and the Route T bus that ran from 1939 to 1947.
Streetcars on Route 17 provided service along St. Paul Street during the streetcar era of Baltimore. At this time, the Loch Raven Boulevard corridor was mostly undeveloped. Bus service along Loch Raven did not begin to operate until 1940, when Route T was introduced. This line operated along Loch Raven and 33rd Street as far north as Northwood.
The no. 3 designation was not used for any part of this route until 1947. The no. 3 designation was previously used in Baltimore transit history for a streetcar line that operated along Linden Avenue that would eventually be extended to Halethorpe along the Wilkens Avenue corridor. As the Linden Avenue section would later become a part of the no. 5 streetcar, bus route 3 would later serve Halethorpe.
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