FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BALTIMORE, MD (AUGUST 9, 2017) – With the Timonium Light RailLink stop just a short walk from the entrance to the 136th annual Maryland State Fair, the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) will again offer easy access to this fun 12-day event. MDOT MTA’s LocalLink Bus 93 also offers a great connection to the fair.
LocalLink Bus
Fairgoers can take LocalLink 93 to the Timonium Fairgrounds stop on Greenspring Drive, just a short walk to the fair entrance.
Passengers from downtown Baltimore can use the CityLink Red located at Baltimore and Green streets to the Lutherville Light RailLink stop and transfer to LocalLink 93.
Passengers also can use LocalLink 52 from North Avenue to Macy’s at Towson Town Center on Dulaney Valley Road and transfer to LocalLink 93.
Metro SubwayLink
Customers can take Metro SubwayLink to the State Center/Cultural Center Station, walk about one block to the Cultural Center Light RailLink stop and take Light RailLink northbound directly to the Timonium Fairgrounds.
The Maryland State Fair & Agricultural Society, Inc. has instituted a security policy for the safety and comfort of its patrons and exhibitors. Please visit marylandstatefair.com for details.
It is important to remember that the last northbound and southbound Light RailLink trains will leave the Timonium Fairgrounds at 11 p.m. each day of the fair. On Sunday, August 27, Sunday, September 3, and Monday, September 4, northbound trains to Hunt Valley and southbound trains to Cromwell Station/BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Station will depart from Timonium Fairgrounds on the hour from 8-11 p.m. These trains will stop at all station stops.
MDOT MTA is one of the largest multi-modal transit systems in the United States. MDOT MTA operates LocalLink and commuter buses, Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink, Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) Train service and a comprehensive MobilityLink (paratransit) system. MDOT MTA also manages the Call-a-Ride system and directs funding and statewide assistance to Locally Operated Transit Systems (LOTS) in each of Maryland’s 23 counties, Annapolis, Baltimore City and Ocean City. MDOT is a customer-driven leader that delivers safe, sustainable, intelligent and exceptional transportation solutions in order to connect our customers to life’s opportunities. MDOT MTA’s goal is to provide safe, efficient and reliable transit across Maryland with world-class customer service. To learn more, visit mdot.maryland.gov or mta.maryland.gov, check us out on Facebook at facebook.com/mtamaryland and follow us on Twitter @mtamaryland.
Media Contacts
Sandy Arnette
Office: 410-767-8367
Cell: 443-835-7984
sarnette@mta.maryland.gov
Paul Shepard
Office: 410-767-3935
Cell: 443-622-4181
pshepard@mta.maryland.gov
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