Route 9 (MTA Maryland)
| Route 93 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| System | Maryland Transit Administration |
| Garage | Kirk |
| Status | active |
| Began service | 1974 |
| Predecessors | Towson and Cockeysville Railroad (1912-1923) Bus Routes 8, 8B, 55, 9 |
| Route | |
| Locale | Baltimore County |
| Communities served |
Timonium Cockeysville |
| Landmarks served |
Timonium Fairgrounds Hunt Valley Town Center |
| Other routes | MTA Bus Route 8 |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | Every 35 minutes Every 20 minutes (peak) |
| Weekend frequency | Every 35-60 minutes |
| Operates | 4:00 am to 1:00 am |
Route 93 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in the suburbs of Baltimore. The line currently runs from the Lutherville Light Rail Stop to International Circle near Hunt Valley Town Center, serving the Timonium and Cockeysville areas.
The bus route is the successor to various branches of Routes 8, 8B, and 55. Route 93 replaced the entirety of Route 9 on June 18, 2017 due to the BaltimoreLink bus system overhaul, with expanded service to Downtown Towson.
Route 9 started operating in 1974 as a replacement for other various lines that served Baltimore's York Road corridor north of Towson; historically, all portions of York Road Towson and southward were served by the no. 8 streetcar and bus lines. The first transit service to operate along the York Road corridor north of Towson was the failed Towson and Cockeysville Railroad, which operated from 1912 to 1923.
Prior to the introduction of the current route in 1974, the no. 9 designation was used for several other Baltimore area public transit services. These included the Halethorpe Streetcar, which used that designation from 1900 to 1926 before being absorbed by the no. 3 streetcar (currently served by Route 35), the Ellicott City Streetcar, which operated from 1927 to 1952 before conversion to a bus route (limited service between Baltimore and Ellicott City is currently provided on Route 150; local service along the U.S. 40 corridor of Baltimore is currently provided by Route 23), and as a shuttle service from Sparrows Point to Ft. Howard that operate from 1971 to 1973 (service to Ft. Howard was provided by Route 4 from then until 1993, and Route 6 from 1997 to 1998, and is no longer provided).
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