CityLink Gold (BaltimoreLink)
CityLink Gold (abbreviated GD) is a bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore. It replaced Route 13 in 2017. The line currently runs from Walbrook Junction in West Baltimore (the intersection of North Avenue, Hilton Street, and Bloomingdale Road) to Canton, mostly along North Avenue. The line has two main branches, both operating to Canton: one that operates via Fells Point (these buses are marked Fells Point) and the other via Linwood and East Streets (these buses are marked Canton). Both these branches serve Johns Hopkins Hospital. Additionally, selected trips on weekdays and Saturdays operate to the block of Milton Avenue, Federal Street, and Patterson Park Avenue.
| CityLink Gold | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| System | MTA BaltimoreLink |
| Garage | Eastern Northwest |
| Status | active |
| Began service | 1954 |
| Predecessors | No. 13 Streetcar |
| Route | |
| Locale | Baltimore City |
| Communities served | Rosemont Butcher's Hill Fells Point |
| Landmarks served | Coppin State University Great Blacks in Wax Museum Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| Start | Canton Crossing / Berea |
| Via | Wolfe St (EB), Washington St (WB), North Avenue |
| End | Walbrook Junction |
| Length | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Other routes | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 23, 27, 30, 35, 36, 38, qb40, qb46, qb47, qb48, 51, 54, 61, 64, 91, 97, 104 120 160 |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | Every 10 minutes Every 8 minutes (peak) |
| Weekend frequency | Every 10-15 minutes |
| Operates | 24 Hours a Day |
| Ridership | 1,780,857 (2022) |
In 1999, Route 13 has the highest farebox recovery rate of all MTA bus lines, recovering nearly its entire cost.
The current bus route is the successor to the 13 North Avenue and 22 Washington Street–Canton streetcar lines.