MTA Maryland commuter buses

=Baltimore area=

Route 120

Route 120 is an express bus that operates between the White Marsh Park-and-Ride (near White Marsh Town Center to downtown Baltimore, with selected trips to Johns Hopkins Hospital. The route has more trips than any other commuter bus operating to downtown Baltimore, with service provided every 10 minutes during AM rush hour, and some reverse trips. At one time, Route 120 was the only bus serving the White Marsh area.

Route 120 has been criticized by some riders for being slow and not using E-ZPass at the toll booth for the Ft. McHenry Tunnel [ [http://www.examiner.com/a-357828~Steve_Eldridge__Bus_riders_complain_of_slow__shoddy_service_on_No__120__express_.html Steve Eldridge: Bus riders complain of slow, shoddy service on No. 120 ‘express’ - Examiner.com ] ] . But buses now use E-ZPass.

Route 150

Route 150 currently operates between Ellicott City and downtown Baltimore, mostly via US-40.

The route started operating under this designation in 1991. It originally was known as Route 12. At this time, most trips operated downtown from the Westview Park-and-Ride lot, but this was later moved to the intersection of US-40 and Rolling Road. Selected trips also operated from near Security Square Mall, but these were eliminated in 1995. The line was eventually extended to the Long Gate Park-and-Ride lot in Ellicott City (near US-29 and Maryland Route 103), which two-way service during rush hour to allow for reverse commuters who worked in Ellicott City.

In 2005, as part of the Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative, MTA proposed to completely eliminate Route 150, and not to provide any bus service to Ellicott City, requiring riders who wished to reach Ellicott City from Baltimore to spend several hours each way on buses [ [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.bus19jun19,1,112874.story?coll=bal-local-howard Worries of life without a bus - Career and Workplace, Maryland, Metropolitan Transportation Authority - baltimoresun.com ] ] . The line at the time was reported as having 143 daily riders, and had required a taxpayer subsidy of $8.71 per boarding. Due to public outcry, four round trips each day (two AM and two PM) were retained and operate to this day.

Route 160

Route 160 operates to downtown Baltimore and Johns Hopkins Hospital from two locations in the Essex area: Fox Ridge and Oliver Beach. The line serves the Essex Park-and-Ride lot, then operates via I-95 through the Ft. McHenry Tunnel.

Route 160 started operating under this designation in 1991. The line was formerly known as Route 12. After the route number change, selected trips on different dates were extended to Oliver Beach and Fox Ridge.

In 2005, as part of the Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative, MTA considered eliminating Route 160 in favor the new Route 40 that would start operating limited stop service between the Essex Park-and-Ride and downtown. But four AM and four PM trips were retained.

Routes 310 and 311

Routes 310 and 311 operate between Columbia and downtown Baltimore. Though each line has a distinct route, both share I-95 as the express portion of their route, and both routes have their schedules printed in a joint timetable. The two lines provide a combined 34 trips each weekday, mostly during peak hours [ [http://www.mtamaryland.com/services/commuterbus/schedulesSystemMaps/310_311_sched.cfm Maryland Transit Administration ] ] . Though MTA does not provide full-time bus service between Columbia and Baltimore, It is possible to travel between these points regularly on Howard Transit's Silver line and the Baltimore Light Rail, a trip that takes a few hours in one direction.

In 2005, as part of the Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative, MTA proposed to combined Routes 310 and 311 into a single line that would have been identified as Route 310. Under the new plan, only 12 trips would be provided each weekday, plus one midday trip on Friday, and service would not be provided to certain points in the Columbia areahttp://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:nAYcfH-ask0J:webapp.psc.state.md.us/Intranet/maillog/content.cfm%3Ffilepath%3DC:%255CCasenum%255CAdmin%2520Filings%255C60000-109999%255C97729%255CGBBI%2520brochure3.pdf+310+311+bus+columbia+maryland+baltimore&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=12&gl=us] . The plan was opposed by the Howard County government, and no changes have been made to the line ever since.

Route 320

Route 320 provides service along the US-1 corridor between Laurel and downtown Baltimore.

In 1996, the line started deviating off I-95 and operating via the Southwest Park-and-Ride lot near UMBC after Route 140 was eliminated. This new routing allowed Route 140 riders to have access to a nearly identical service.

In 2005, as part of the Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative, MTA planned to shorten the route to shorten the route to Jessup and require riders to transfer to Howard Transit's Purple route in order to reach Laurel, and to reduce the number of daily trips on the line. This plan was fought by riders and the Howard County government, and no changes were made on the line.

Route 410

Route 411

Route 412

Route 420

Havre De Grace to downtown

Washington, DC area

Route 901

LaPlata/Waldorf to Washington

Route 902

St. Leonard/Prince Frederick to Washington

Route 903

Charlotte Hall/Waldorf to Washington

Route 904

North Beach/Pindell to Washington

Route 905

California/Charlotte Hall/Waldorf to Washington

Route 907

LaPlata/Waldorf to Washington

Route 909

California/Charlotte Hall to Washington

Route 913

Waldorf to Suitland Metro Station

Route 915

Columbia to Silver Spring/Washington

Route 921

Annapolis to New Carrollton Metro Station

Route 922

Kent Island/Annapolis to Washington

Route 929

Columbia to Silver Spring/Washington

Route 950

Kent Island/Annapolis to Washington

Route 991

Hagerstown/Frederick to Shady Grove Metro Station

Route 995

Clarksville/Ellicott City/Columbia to Washington

References

External links

* [https://www.mtamaryland.com/services/commuterbus/schedulesSystemMaps/ Links to info on Routes 310 and above]