Queen Anne’s County Officials Join Hogan Administration for Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate New Express Commuter Bus

March 8, 2017
As part of Governor Larry Hogan’s BaltimoreLink transformative transit plan to better connect Marylanders to life’s opportunities, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) rolled out its new express Commuter Bus.

As part of Governor Larry Hogan’s BaltimoreLink transformative transit plan to better connect Marylanders to life’s opportunities, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) rolled out its new express Commuter Bus Route 210 on Wednesday, March 1, to connect Kent Island and Annapolis to downtown Baltimore. As an incentive to encourage riders to try this new express Commuter Bus service, the MTA is offering free rides for the first two weeks, through March 14. After the free service period, the fares listed below will apply.

To celebrate the launch of Commuter Bus 210, Queen Anne’s County officials joined the MTA at the Stevensville Park and Ride for an official ribbon-cutting ceremony. In attendance with MTA Administrator and CEO Paul Comfort were Queen Anne’s County Administrator Gregg A. Todd and county commissioners Robert C. Buckey, Jack N. Wilson, Jr., and Steve Wilson.

“What’s great about BaltimoreLink’s new express Commuter Bus 210 is that it’s a convenient and cost-effective way to connect the Eastern Shore and Annapolis to downtown Baltimore,” said Comfort. “With this new service, we’re keeping our promise to better link people to jobs, retail, healthcare and entertainment.”

Commuter Bus 210 will have three morning trips starting on Kent Island at the Castle Marina Park and Ride at Island Professional Park and at the Stevensville Park and Ride near Maryland Route 8 and U.S. 50 with stops in Annapolis. There also will be two morning trips starting in Annapolis with other stops in Anne Arundel County before arriving in downtown Baltimore. Drop-off locations in Baltimore include: the University of Maryland at Baltimore campus, Charles Street Metro Station, City Hall and The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

The afternoon route on Commuter Bus 210 will be a reverse service to Annapolis and Kent Island, with five trips going to Annapolis and three continuing to Kent Island.

The new service will operate on non-holiday weekdays.  Fares are $6 between Kent Island and Baltimore; $5 between Annapolis and Baltimore; and $4 between Kent Island and Annapolis.
“Once people who drive between Kent Island, Annapolis and Baltimore, see the ease, convenience and low cost of riding Commuter Bus 210, we are confident many will choose to take transit instead,” Comfort added.

According to Todd, “The county commissioners support MTA’s express Commuter Bus 210 service as it will greatly enhance our commuter’s abilities to travel safely and efficiently. We thank Governor Hogan and MTA Administrator and CEO Paul Comfort for their continued support and look forward to the successful launch of this program.”

Commuter Bus 210 also will make numerous connections to local Annapolis Transit at the Annapolis Mall stop, along with connections to MTA’s Light Rail, Metro Subway and Local Bus routes in downtown Baltimore.