Route 48 (MTA Maryland)

Route 48 was a limited stop bus, identified as a "Quickbus", operated by the Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore and its suburbs. The line ran from the University of Maryland Transit Center to Towson along the York Road/Greenmount Avenue corridor. Service operated Monday through Saturday every 15 minutes between 5:30 AM and 6:30 PM.

Route 48 was identical to the local Route 8 bus, except that it did not operate along the segment between Towson and Lutherville. But, unlike the Route 8 local bus, the 48 did not stop at every bus stop along its route. Rather, its stops were limited to certain locations of importance, including transfer points to other bus lines, major landmarks, and other busy intersections selected by MTA. In total, there were 28 stops along the route.

History
The Route 48 Quickbus began service on August 30, 2009, replacing the Route 8 Express Bus. It was the second of Quickbus route initiated by MTA; Route 40 was rebranded as the MTA's first Quickbus on January 30, 2007.

The no. 48 designation has previously been used for several streetcar and bus routes, including the No. 48 Streetcar, which operated between Mt. Washington and Belvedere loop in 1949-50 along the present route of Route 27, the SEET Shuttle which operated briefly 1988-89, and a series of routes for students of the Baltimore City Public Schools that operated 1997-2004.

BaltimoreLink
Route 48 was replaced by CityLink Red on June 18, 2017 as part of the BaltimoreLink transit overhaul program.