Newton Street station

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Newton Street
Shelters at Newton Street station, July 2019.JPG
The southbound Silver Line shelter at West Newton Street in 2019
General information
Location Washington Street at Newton Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′19″N71°04′26″W / 42.3387°N 71.0738°W / 42.3387; -71.0738
Connections Icon-mode-bus-default.svg MBTA bus: 8,  10
Construction
Bicycle facilities2 spaces
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 20, 2002 [1]
Passengers
20121,570 (weekday average boardings) [2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA.svg MBTA Following station
Worcester Square
toward Nubian
Silver Line
SL4
Union Park Street
Silver Line
SL5
Union Park Street
Location
Newton Street station

Newton Street station is a street-level bus station on the Washington Street branch of the MBTA Silver Line bus rapid transit service. It is located on Washington Street just south of East Newton Street and West Newton Street in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts near the Boston University Medical Campus. The stop is served by the SL4 and SL5 Silver Line routes as well as several local MBTA bus routes. Like all Silver Line stops, Newton Street is accessible.

Silver Line service on Washington Street began on July 20, 2002, replacing the route 49 bus. Service levels doubled on October 15, 2009, with the introduction of the SL4 route. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  2. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.

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