Route 21 (MTA Maryland)

Route 21

City	Baltimore
Operating Agency	Maryland Transit Administration
Route No.	21
North End	Mondawmin Metro Subway Station
South End	Fells Point
Major Streets	Gilmor Street Preston Street Biddle Street Caroline Street
Rush Hour Frequency	20
Midday Frequency	30
Night Frequency	30
Saturday Frequency	45
Sunday Frequency	45
Garage	Eastern
First Operated	1938
Predecessors	No. 21 streetcar
Connections	Bus Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27, 35, 36, 40, 46, 47, 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 61, 64, 91, 97
Communities Served	Sandtown-Winchester Upton
Notable Landmarks Served	Johns Hopkins Hospital Sojourner Douglas College

Route 21 is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore. The line currently runs from the Mondawmin Metro Subway Station to Fells Point, serving the corridors of Gilmor Street, Preston/Biddle Streets, and Caroline Street, and the communities of Sandtown-Winchester, Mt. Royal, and Butcher's Hill. The bus route is the successor to the 21 Preston Street–Caroline Street and Dolphin Street streetcar lines.

History

Route 21 was electrified in 1895 as a streetcar line along Preston and Caroline Streets. In 1938, the line was converted to a rubber tire bus service^[1].

In 1957, the line was extended along Carey Street to the current loop at Cumberland and Carey Streets. The line did not have any routing changes until February 8, 2009, when it was extended north to the Mondawmin Metro Subway Station along Pennsylvania Avenue^[2].

References

• 1929 Baltimore Streetcar map, provided by Baltimore Streetcar Museum

1. ^ http://www.btco.net/Routes/route2.htm
2. ^ http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/bus/schedule/Feb_2009_Fall_Schedule_PDF's.cfm