If you live in Baltimore, you can appreciate the beauty of this old train station. It is the main…read moretrain station in Baltimore and was designed by New York architect Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison. As I said, it is old and was built in 1911 in the Beaux-Art style. Thankfully, there has been some renovations that were completed in 2024 that included a newly polished façade, refurbished windows, new roof, and upgraded lighting. You can now see the beautiful color of the green tiles that were part of the original design of the station that have been hidden for years. It was wonderful to see our local train station restored to its former glory. When you look at the front, you will see five rounded openings and three central archways that are used as the entrances to the station with sets of triple doors. When you step inside, do look up and take in the beautiful, domed, stained-glass skylights. Moving along, there is a waiting area for passengers with old wooden benches. Thankfully, there are elevators to take you down to the tracks if you need it. What is still ugly to me, but fine for others, is the sculpture out front. It just does not go with the beauty of this train station. It was placed there in 2004 and sculpted by Jonathan Borofsky as the centerpiece of a re-designed plaza in front of Penn Station. It is a 51-foot-tall aluminum statue, named Male/Female. You be the judge if it belongs here or not! We used the Red Cap Service at Penn Station in Baltimore to catch our Acela train to New York. Tracey, the Red Cap, was such a help to us. She expertly took us and our luggage down to the train with plenty of time to board, store our luggage in the train car, and get us settled. We were in the quiet car, which we appreciated. Although this Acela was not one of the new trains, we had an uneventful ride to New York with no delays due to the hot weather.

Sometimes I pick up or drop off from this station. Parking for pickup or drop off out front is…read moremellow, not hectic like airports as not nearly as many people coming and going. For quick pick up there's no charge or at least I haven't paid anything. The bathrooms every time have been clean every time I visited and the historic building as well maintained. Boarding Amtrak is also relaxed compared to airports with security and the massive crowds. In the north east corridor I often ride the train as it's just easier particularly between Baltimore, DC Philly, New York and Boston.

Great food, great services. . Enjoyed the conference center. It was a little cold, but overall a…read moregreat day

Bottom Line: A stop on Bal'mor's light rail that serves the Baltimore Convention Center, the Royal…read moreFarms Arena and other nearby attractions and restaurants not too far from the Inner Harbor. Baltimore's Light Rail, which as part of the Baltimore Link rebranding initiative is now formally called Light RailLink, runs from Hunt Valley in Baltimore County to Glen Burnie (Cromwell) in Anne Arundel County, 30 miles south. The Convention Center station is one of 33 stops on the Light Rail and is right next to the Baltimore Convention Center. It is also one block away from Camden Yards and the Royal Farms Arena. There are many other attractions close by as well as eateries, hotels and restaurants. The station is a simple outdoor platform with minimal signage and very few places to escape the elements. I think of the light rail as being a single north-south line with a branch for Penn Station and a branch for BWI airport but technically there are three routes as follows: 1. Hunt Valley-BWI (Blue) 2. Hunt Valley-Cromwell (Yellow), and 3. Penn Station-Camden Yards (Red) All three lines come through the Convention Center Station so be sure you get on the correct train if leaving from this station. Since this station is right in the city there is not any parking here.

This is not one of the better MARC stations…read more The cons: - you have to walk up or down about 2 flights rickety of stairs to get to the platform - the platform itself is very small, it will be crowded - there is no place to sit or shelter from the rain - because the platform is so small only 2 train cars stop at the platform; if you are getting off here you have to make sure you are at the right exit or you will miss the stop - the step up into the train is high. The conductor puts out a little step stool to help you onto the train stairs, however, these are high steps and if you have any sort of mobility problems, this may be an issue for you. On the upside, it has a large parking lot, so parking is easy.

I had an issue with parking. My car was broken into during my working hours. The MTA police came…read moreto my home looking for me and I was at worked and shared the information with my neighbors who were aware of the damage before I was. I was informed that the security cameras did not have film in them. Very good location from my home, but the area was not safe during the daylight hours and nighttime hours. I believe that I was singled out. I did not hear of anyone else car being damaged.

Similar experience to the other Yelp review about this station stop. As mentioned in the other…read morereview, the station isn't covered. But you can stay covered in one of the buildings fronting the station if you are headed to BWI Airport. The other side of the station is across from Royal Farms Arena and doesn't seem to have any cover at all. Plus the stop is a bit awkward as it is sort of in the middle of the street. This station has ticket machines available in case you need to buy one. Area is a little sketchy, but okay in daylight.

The light rail runs down the center of Howard Street here in Downtown Baltimore and so there is a…read morevery narrow platform on each side for the northbound and southbound trains. There is a ticket machine, but not much cover at all here in the middle of the street. There is a ramp for handicapped access into the light rail trains but a wheelchair would block a lot of the pedestrian traffic.

Quick and easy. Good location off highway, big lot and short ride to downtown. Absolutely the…read morebest way to go do stuff in city without having to drive into the city.

Can't help but love an efficient and even free path to M&T stadium to see the Ravens game…read more This station is miles out avoiding the traffic nightmare of parking around the stadium. Tolls were even lifted, so it was also free. Parking on site for game day is around $50. So big savings. The ride in was smooth and after 4-5 stops the arrival is st the stadium. I am deducting 1.5 star due to issues on the return train to my car. The train had issues with the car overfilled and a door not closing. It delayed us around 25 minutes. Of note the parking lot boast car chargers. I also felt completely safe. 3.5 rounding up and recommend.

Nice MARC station in suburban Baltimore County close to the Baltimore Beltway. Have Ubered and…read moreLyfted here a few times from suburban locations or work in NW Baltimore to save time. Wish more trains and connecting busses ran through here to make it a more reliable option than Penn or BWI.

This is a better MARC station than many. The parking lot is very big and the platform is long and…read morewith several overhangs to avoid the rain. It also has a ramp to the platform from the parking lot and an elevator, if you can't do stairs. The north-bound platform is on the side with the parking lot. For the southbound platform, you have to either take stairs or the elevator to a pedestrian bridge across the tracks to the opposite side. Beware that the elevator is slow and not very big, so there will likely be a wait to use it.