BWI Marshall Airport (Baltimore Light Rail station)

BWI Airport
Baltimore Light Rail station
Light rail vehicle at BWI station
Location	7153 Elm Road International Pier at BWI Terminal
Coordinates	39°10′52.47″N 76°40′6.44″W / 39.1812417°N 76.6684556°WCoordinates: 39°10′52.47″N 76°40′6.44″W / 39.1812417°N 76.6684556°W
Owned by	MTA Maryland
Line(s)	Light Rail Hunt Valley – BWI Marshall
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	BWI Concourse E BWI Shuttle to BWI Rail Station 17 99 201 RTA 501 (Silver)
Construction
Parking	A general-purpose paid garage, not specifically set aside for Light Rail riders, is adjacent to the stop
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1997
Services
Preceding station   MTA Maryland   Following station Terminus Light Rail Hunt Valley – BWI Marshall BWI Business District toward Hunt Valley

The BWI Marshall Airport station is one of the two southern terminals of the Baltimore Light Rail. As the name implies, the station serves Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; the station platforms are just outside an entrance to the International Concourse on the lower level.

The station opened in 1997, with trains then serving the station every 34 minutes and operating to Penn Station. The system's routes and schedules have changed over the years; as of 2010, trains depart for Hunt Valley every twenty minutes during peak commuter hours and every half-hour at other times.

The station and the airport are served by Maryland Transit Administration's bus routes 17, 99, and 201; 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Other local transit agencies also have buses serving the airport, including Howard Transit's Silver Route.^[1]

Layout

Northbound toward Downtown Baltimore, Hunt Valley. Next stop: BWI Business District →

Island platform, doors open on left

Northbound toward Downtown Baltimore, Hunt Valley. Next stop: BWI Business District →

Accidents at this station

In 2000, two separate accidents occurred in which a Light Rail train ran into the end bumpers and up into the roof of the station. In one case, the operator was under the influence of cocaine and oxycodone. He tested positive for cocaine, was fired four days after the accident, and charged with reckless endangerment. The other case the operator was under the influence of prescription medication that made him drowsy.

Since then, a trip-stop has been installed to the north-west of the station, requiring operators to stop before the station, reach out of the vehicle, and clear the trip-stop before moving at 10 mph into the station. A proper medical policy was instituted at FTA's insistence.^{[2] [3] [4]}

References

1. "Station list".
2. "Man charged in light rail crash at BWI (Baltimore Sun)".
3. "22 hurt in light rail crash at BWI (Baltimore Sun)".
4. "NTSB report on both accidents.".

External links

• Media related to BWI Marshall Airport (Baltimore Light Rail station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Schedules