State Center station

For the Baltimore Light RailLink connecting stop, see Cultural Center station.

State Center / Cultural Center
Metro SubwayLink station Connection to the Baltimore Light RailLink
Mezzanine at the State Center station
General information
Location	302 West Preston Street (Preston and Eutaw Streets) Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates	39.30158°N 76.62299°W / 39.30158; -76.62299
Owned by	Maryland Transit Administration
Tracks	2
Connections	Baltimore Light RailLink (at Cultural Center station) MTA Maryland Buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	November 21, 1983
Passengers
2017	1,661 daily
Services
Preceding station Maryland Transit Administration Following station Upton–Avenue Market toward Owings Mills Metro SubwayLink Lexington Market toward Johns Hopkins Hospital

State Center / Cultural Center station is an underground Metro SubwayLink station in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a transit hub offering connections to Light RailLink, the tenth most northern and western station on the line, the first one in the area viewed by many as "downtown Baltimore," and is within a 2 block walk of the Cultural Center / State Center station on the Baltimore Light Rail via Preston Street, and many area landmarks.

The stations elevator and escalator entrance is located on the corner of West Preston Street and North Eutaw Street which is directly adjacent to the Maryland States Office Complex, hence the name "State Center." It is within the boundaries of the Madison Park neighborhood and is also very close to the adjacent neighborhoods of Bolton Hill, Mid-Town Belvedere, Mount Vernon, and Seton Hill.

Station layout

State Center / Cultural Center station platform

G	Street level	Exit/entrance, buses
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, ticket machines, station agent
P Platform level	Westbound	←      Metro SubwayLink toward Owings Mills ()
	Island platform
	Eastbound	→      Metro SubwayLink toward Johns Hopkins Hospital () →

Artwork

Paul Daniel's "Venter" suspended over State Center station

State Center station features a mobile sculpture entitled "Venter," which is suspended in a large opening between its upper and lower level. The sculpture was created by Baltimore artist Paul Daniel at a $39,000 commission in 1983.

History

State Center station was initially referred to as the Bolton Hill station during its planning and construction, in reference to the adjacent neighborhood to the site's north.

Excavation and construction

The Bolton Hill tunnels constructed around State Center station were driven with a shield through Cretaceous alluvium and through mica schist-derived residual materials. Hand mining was required to advance the face of the tunnel in some areas where the alignment passed through more resistant, hard residual materials.

External links

• Preston Street entrance from Google Maps Street View