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CityLink Purple (PR)

Johns Hopkins Hospital to Paradise or Catonsville

Frequent Daily Service / 24 hour

Effective June 18, 2017

Former routes: 10, 46, and 110

Points of Interest Served

The below table lists points of interest in the left-hand column, with transit connections listed in the right-hand column.

Point of Interest / Transit Connections
Johns Hopkins Hospital (Northeast Market) / Metro SubwayLink, Baltimore Bike Share, Charm City Circulator
Butchers Hill / None
Washington Hill / Baltimore Bike Share, Charm City Circulator
Dunbar High School / None
Shot Tower / Metro SubwayLink, Baltimore Bike Share, Charm City Circulator
Charles Center / Metro SubwayLink, Baltimore Bike Share, Charm City Circulator
Baltimore Arena (University Center) / Light RailLink, Baltimore Bike Share, Charm City Circulator
University of Maryland Transit Center / Baltimore Bike Share, Charm City Circulator
University of Maryland Biopark / Baltimore Bike Share, Charm City Circulator
Hollins Market / Baltimore Bike Share, Charm City Circulator
Franklin Square / Baltimore Bike Share
Lexington / None
Union Square / Baltimore Bike Share
Shipley Hill / None
Mt. Olivet / None
Mt. St. Joseph High School / None
Yale Heights / None
Beechfield / None
Paradise / None
Downtown Catonsville / None
Colonial Gardens / None
Catonsville (Route Forty & Rolling Road) / None

Bus Connections

  • Connections at University of Maryland Transit Center: CityLinks Green, Orange, and Red, LocalLinks 69, 70, 73, and 75, and Express BusLink 150.
  • Connections at Baltimore Arena: CityLinks Green, Orange, and Red, LocalLinks 54, 71, and 94, and Express BusLinks 105, 120, 150 154, and 160
  • Connections at Charles Center: CityLinks Green, Orange, Red, and Silver, LocalLinks 51, 56, 65, 67, 71, 76, and 95, and Express BusLinks 103, 105, 120, 150, 160, and 164
  • Connections at Johns Hopkins Hospital: CityLinks Brown, Gold, Lime, and Pink, LocalLinks 21 and 56, and Express BusLinks 105, 115, 120, 160
  • Commuter Bus Connections are available Downtown and at Johns Hopkins Hospital for routes 210, 215, 310, 320, 410, 411, 420, and 425.

Turn-by-turn Description

Westbound to Paradise or Catonsville

Directions for trips terminating at Paradise end on line 18.

  1. The route begins at Johns Hopkins Hospital (on Wolfe & Madison) heading south.
  2. Right onto East Fayette Street for one and four tenths miles to Charles Center (on Fayette & Center Plaza).
  3. Continue onto West Fayette Street for three quarters of a mile.
  4. Left onto Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, heading south.
  5. Right onto West Baltimore Street for approximately a half mile, heading west.
  6. Left onto South Gilmor Street, heading south.
  7. Right onto West Lombard Street, heading west for three tenths of a mile.
  8. Left onto Frederick Avenue to immediately serve Shipley Hill (on Frederick & Pualski).
  9. Continue on Frederick Avenue heading west for approximately two miles to serve Mt. St. Joseph High School (on Frederick & Augusta).
  10. Turn left onto Yale Avenue for approximately a half mile, heading south.
  11. Right onto Cedar Garden Road for a quarter mile, heading northwest.
  12. Left onto Thornfield Road, heading south.
  13. Right onto South Beechfield Avenue, heading north.
  14. South Beechfield Avenue becomes Colleen Road.
  15. Continue onto Colleen Road for a quarter mile, heading northwest.
  16. Continue onto South Beechfield Avenue, heading north.
  17. Left onto Frederick Avenue for approximately one mile, heading west.
  18. Continue onto Frederick Road heading west for one mile to arrive at Paradise (on Frederick & Paradise).
  19. Continue onto Frederick Road for approximately one and six tenths miles, heading west.
  20. Right onto North Rolling Road heading north for approximately one mile, heading north.
  21. Right to enter Giant Parking Lot.
  22. Left arrive at Catonsville (on Rolling & Route Forty) at Bus Stop in Parking Lot where the route terminates.

Eastbound to Johns Hopkins Hospital

Directions for trips starting from Paradise begin on line 3.

  1. The route begins at Catonsville (on Rolling & Route Forty) at Bus Stop in Parking Lot.
  2. Left onto North Rolling Road for approximately one mile, heading south.
  3. Left onto Frederick Road heading eastfor one and six tenths miles to serve Paradise (on Frederick & Paradise).
  4. Continue east onto Frederick Road for one mile.
  5. Continue onto Frederick Avenue for approximately one and one quarter miles, heading east.
  6. Right onto South Beechfield Avenue, heading south for a few hundred feet.
  7. Continue on Colleen Road, which continues onto South Beechfield Avenue, for a quarter mile, heading south.
  8. Left onto Thornfield Road, heading north for a few hundred feet.
  9. Right at Cedar Garden Road for a quarter mile, heading east.
  10. Left onto Yale Avenue for half a mile, heading north.
  11. Right onto Frederick Avenue for a few hundred feet to serve Mt. St. Joseph High School (on Frederick & Augusta).
  12. Continue on Frederick Avenue heading east for approximately two miles.
  13. Right onto West Pratt Street for a few hundred feet to serve Shipley Hill (on Pratt & Pulaski).
  14. Continue on West Pratt Street for a half mile.
  15. Left onto South Gilmor Street, heading north for one quarter mile.
  16. Right onto West Baltimore Street heading east for one and two tenths miles to serve Baltimore Arena (Baltimore & Howard).
  17. Continue onto West Baltimore Street then East Baltimore Street, for one and a half miles.
  18. Left onto North Central Avenue, heading north.
  19. Right onto East Fayette Street heading east for three tenths of a mile to serve Washington Hill (on Fayette & Broadway).
  20. Continue on East Fayette Street for three tenths of a mile.
  21. Left onto North Washington Street for a quarter mile, heading north.
  22. Left onto East Madison Street.
  23. Left onto North Wolfe Street to serve Johns Hopkins Hospital (on Wolfe & Madison) where the route terminates.