CityLink Red (BaltimoreLink)

CityLink Red
Overview
System	MTA BaltimoreLink
Garage	Kirk
Status	active
Began service	1963
Predecessors	Route 8 (1963-2017) No. 8 Streetcar (1898-1963)
Route
Locale	Baltimore City Baltimore County
Communities served	Towson Stoneleigh Govans Waverly
Landmarks served	Towson Town Center Towson University Belvedere Square Senator Theater
Other routes	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 30, 33, 35, 36, qb40, 44, qb46, qb47, qb48, 55, 58, 61, 64, 91, 120, 150, 160
Service
Level	Daily
Frequency	Every 15 minutes Every 15 minutes (peak)
Weekend frequency	Every 15-30 minutes
Operates	24 hours[1]
Ridership	2,393,952 (2022)
Route map v t e CityLink Red Lutherville station limited service Towson Town Center limited service (Fairmount Ave/Dulaney Valley Rd) Towson (York/Pennsylvania) Towson University (York/Burke) Yorktown (York/Stevenson) Belvedere Square (York/Northern) Kernewood/Wilson Park (York/Cold Spring) Waverly (Greenmount/33rd) Harwood (Greenmount/28th-29th) Barclay (Greenmount/25th) Greenmount North (Greenmount/North) Johnston Square (Greenmount/Preston-Biddle) Old Town Mall (Forrest/Hillen) City Hall (Gay/Fayette) Shot Tower–Market Place station Charles Center station Baltimore Arena station University of Maryland Transit Center ← {{{previous_line}}}  {{{system_nav}}}  {{{next_line}}} →

CityLink Red (abbreviated RD) is a MTA BaltimoreLink bus route operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs. The line currently runs from the University of Maryland Transit Center to the Lutherville Light Rail Stop along the corridors of York Road and Greenmount Avenue, and is the most heavily used MTA bus line.^[2] The CityLink Red bus replaced Route 8 bus route due to BaltimoreLink, and is the successor to the 8 Towson and 7 Govanstown streetcar lines.^[3]