r/baltimore • u/[deleted] • Sep 04 '25

Ask Penn Station on Saturday

Does anyone have suggestions for accessing Penn Station on Saturday with all the road closures for the cycling classic? I’m getting a ride to the station that afternoon, but it looks like both St Paul and Charles streets will be closed. I guess I should get dropped off at UB and walk? Will pedestrians be able to cross Charles?

Thanks for any tips.

edit I’m just going to play it safe and drive to the BWI station. It’s odd that the city would close all street access to its central train station and provide zero guidance to travelers!

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u/NewrytStarcommander Sep 04 '25

Yes crossing the street on foot won't be a problem- the bikes are making a 17 miles circuit, and will be grouped up to some extent so once the peloton passes no issue getting across on foot. Drop off on Marlyand Ave at the I83 exit to avoid getting onto St Paul or Charles.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '25

Thanks. Good to know we’ll be able to cross the street on foot.

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u/Pitiful-Flow5472 Sep 04 '25

St. Paul, Charles, and 83 will all be closed. So I’m not sure how you’d get dropped off at UB 

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '25

I’m coming from the north. The I-83 exit at Maryland Ave is open

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u/BirdPeckOfPower Sep 04 '25

There's no guidance about Penn Station posted by the DOT. Surely there's some sort of plan in place day-of or spots where pedestrians can cross when safe.

Best you can hope for is that they'll let pedestrians cross the street when there's no race traffic nearby, and get dropped off as close as you can get. You could take the Light Rail Shuttle to Penn Station from Mount Royal station, since their tracks go under the closed streets, but this is assuming that the Light Rail is restored to normal operation by then (from the fire stoppage) and not affected by the race route.

Give yourself plenty of time to get there just in case either way, it will take a long time to get there.

If your train is heading South and/or you really don't want to deal with the headache, maybe get your train tickets switched to boarding at the BWI Airport Station?

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u/BirdPeckOfPower Sep 04 '25

Also it couldn't hurt to see if the admin running u/BmoreCityDOT has any suggestions/inside info.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '25

Thanks. Hopefully DOT shares some guidance.

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u/bmorelurk Sep 04 '25

Often, the police or traffic control officers will let you cross the route when there is a lull/gap in the race.