MTA offers transit options for Preakness
The Maryland Transit Administration is offering a menu of transit options for getting to the Preakness without a car. Here is its description of those services:
(BALTIMORE, MD) May 19, 2011—Preakness fans are being encouraged again this year to avoid
traffic and the hassles of parking by taking the MTA’s local bus, Metro Subway, and Light Rail to
Pimlico Race Course.
Shuttle buses will run Saturday May 21, 2011 between the Rogers Avenue Metro
Subway station, the Cold Spring Lane Light rail stop and Poly-Western High School. All shuttle service
will run until 2:00 PM, then resume at 6:15 PM and run until 7:30 PM. Since each rail or bus boarding
requires payment of a fare, riders are encouraged to purchase Day Passes for $3.50 ($1.20 for seniors
and people with disabilities with MTA-issued identification)
The best transit options to Preakness are as follows:
Local Bus Service to Pimlico:
Nos. 27, 91, 44 lines, plus No. 54 via Park Heights Avenue all stop near the track.
$3.20 round trip or $3.50
Metro Subway Service:
Take Metro Subway to the Rogers Avenue Station.
Take the connecting Shuttle Bus to the track. Shuttle Bus service ends at 2:00 p.m.
Return Shuttle Bus service to Rogers Avenue Metro Subway Station begins at approximately 6:15
p.m. and operates until 7:30 p.m.
$3.50 Day Pass requiredLight Rail Service to Pimlico:
Take Light Rail to the Cold Spring Lane Stop. Take the connecting Shuttle Bus to the track. Shuttle
Bus service ends at 2:00 p.m.
Return Shuttle Bus service begins at approximately 6:15 p.m. and operates until 7:30 p.m.
$3.50 Day Pass required
From Towson-Lutherville-Timonium-Hunt Valley-Southern PA:
Take Light Rail to Cold Spring Lane Stop. Take connecting Shuttle Bus to Pimlico ($3.50 Day Pass
required).From Glen Burnie-BWI Marshall Airport-Linthicum-Severna Park-Annapolis:
Take Light Rail to Cold Spring Lane Stop, then connecting Shuttle Bus to Pimlico ($3.50 Day Pass required).
From Downtown Baltimore: Take Metro Subway from Charles Center or Lexington Market to Rogers Avenue Station. Take connecting Shuttle Bus to Pimlico ($3.50 Day Pass required). Or take Light Rail to Cold Spring Lane Stop, then the connecting Shuttle Bus to Pimlico. ($3.50 Day Pass required).
From Owings Mills-Reisterstown-Glyndon-Old Court-Milford Mill:Take Metro Subway to Rogers Avenue Station, then connecting Shuttle Bus to Pimlico. ($3.50 Day Pass required).
From Mt. Washington-Falls Road-Cold Spring Lane-Northern Parkway-Cross Keys: Take Park & Ride Express Bus from Poly-Western High School to Pimlico. ($3.50 Day Pass required).
For general information on MTA service, visit the MTA website at www.mta.maryland.gov. You can also call the MTA Transit Information Center Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. at 410-539-5000. (TTY 410-539-3497) To sign up for e-mail about service modifications and delays regarding all MTA modes, go to www.mta.maryland.gov and click e-mail notification.