Baltimore Light RailLink

Light RailLink
Light RailLink
	A train at Convention Center station in 2010
Overview
Locale	Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Transit type	Light rail
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	33
Daily ridership	12,500 (weekdays, Q4 2023)
Annual ridership	3,546,300 (2023)
Operation
Began operation	April 1992
Operator(s)	Maryland Transit Administration
Technical
System length	30 mi (48.3 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Minimum radius of curvature	100 ft (30 m)
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
System map
	All stations are accessible

The Baltimore Light RailLink (formerly Baltimore Light Rail, also known simply as the "Light Rail") is a light rail system serving Baltimore, Maryland, United States, and its northern and southern suburbs. It is operated by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA Maryland). In downtown Baltimore, it uses city streets. Outside the central portions of the city, the line is built on private rights-of-way, mostly from the defunct Northern Central Railway, Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad and Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway. The system had a ridership of 3,546,300, or about 12,500 per weekday, as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

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