The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston,Massachusetts. The MBTA transit network includes the MBTA subway with three metro lines,two light rail lines,and a five-line bus rapid transit system;MBTA bus local and express service;the twelve-line MBTA Commuter Rail system,and several ferry routes. In 2023,the system had a ridership of 239,981,700,or about 731,200 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024,of which the rapid transit lines averaged 255,800 and the light rail lines 63,600,making it the fourth-busiest rapid transit system and the third-busiest light rail system in the United States. As of the first quarter of 2024,average weekday ridership of the commuter rail system was 100,400,making it the fifth-busiest commuter rail system in the U.S.
South Station,officially The Governor Michael S. Dukakis Transportation Center at South Station,is the largest railroad station and intercity bus terminal in Greater Boston and New England's second-largest transportation center after Logan International Airport. Located at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street in Dewey Square,Boston,Massachusetts,the historic station building was constructed in 1899 to replace the downtown terminals of several railroads. Today,it serves as a major intermodal domestic transportation hub,with service to the Greater Boston region and the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. It is used by thousands of commuter rail and intercity rail passengers daily. Connections to the rapid transit Red Line and bus rapid transit Silver Line are made through the adjacent subway station.
Porter station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) transit station in Cambridge,Massachusetts. It serves the Red Line rapid transit line,the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line,and several MBTA bus lines. Located at Porter Square at the intersection of Massachusetts and Somerville Avenues,the station provides rapid transit access to northern Cambridge and the western portions of Somerville. Porter is 14 minutes from Park Street on the Red Line,and about 10 minutes from North Station on commuter rail trains. Several local MBTA bus routes also stop at the station.
JFK/UMass station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) intermodal transfer station,located adjacent to the Columbia Point area of Dorchester,Boston,Massachusetts. It is served by the rapid transit Red Line;the Greenbush Line,Kingston/Plymouth Line,and Middleborough/Lakeville Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system,and three MBTA bus routes. The station is named for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and the University of Massachusetts Boston,both located nearby on Columbia Point.
The MBTA Commuter Rail system serves as the commuter rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA's) transportation coverage of Greater Boston in the United States. Trains run over 394 mi (634 km) of track to 134 stations. It is operated under contract by Keolis,which took over operations on July 1,2014,from the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company (MBCR).
Riverside station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line light rail station located in the Auburndale village of Newton,Massachusetts. It is the western terminal of the Green Line D branch service. The station is located near the interchange of Interstate 95 and the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) and serves as a regional park and ride station. West of the station is Riverside Yard,the main maintenance facility and largest storage yard for the Green Line. The station is fully accessible.
Ruggles station is an intermodal transfer station in Boston,Massachusetts. It serves Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rapid transit,bus,and commuter rail services and is located at the intersection of Ruggles and Tremont streets,where the Roxbury,Fenway–Kenmore,and Mission Hill neighborhoods meet. It is surrounded by the campus of Northeastern University. Ruggles is a station stop for the Orange Line subway,as well as the Providence/Stoughton Line,Franklin/Foxboro Line,and Needham Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system. Thirteen MBTA bus routes stop at Ruggles.
Sullivan Square station is a rapid transit station on the MBTA subway Orange Line,located adjacent to Sullivan Square in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston,Massachusetts. It is a major transfer point for MBTA bus service,with 12 routes using a two-level busway. The station has two island platforms serving the two active Orange Line tracks plus an unused third track. The Haverhill Line and Newburyport/Rockport Line pass through the station on separate tracks but do not stop.
South Attleboro station is an MBTA Commuter Rail Providence/Stoughton Line station in Attleboro,Massachusetts. It is located under Newport Avenue in the South Attleboro neighborhood,just north of the Rhode Island border. The station has two side platforms serving the two tracks of the Northeast Corridor,formerly connected by a footbridge to a park-and-ride lot;only the north platform is in use.
The Fairmount Line or Dorchester Branch is a line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system in Boston,Massachusetts,USA. Except for a short portion in Milton,it lies entirely within Boston,running southwest from South Station through the neighborhoods of Dorchester,Mattapan and Hyde Park. Weekend service began on November 29,2014. Most trains reverse direction at the south end at Readville,but some Franklin/Foxboro Line trains use the Fairmount Line rather than the Northeast Corridor.
The Framingham/Worcester Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system runs west from Boston,Massachusetts to Worcester,Massachusetts through the MetroWest region,serving 17 station stops in Boston,Newton,Wellesley,Natick,Framingham,Ashland,Southborough,Westborough,Grafton,and Worcester. It is the third longest and third busiest line in the MBTA Commuter Rail system. Service on the line is a mix of local and express trains serving Worcester plus short-turn Framingham locals.
The Franklin/Foxboro Line is part of the MBTA Commuter Rail system. It runs from Boston's South Station in a southwesterly direction toward Franklin,Massachusetts. Most weekday trains use the Northeast Corridor before splitting off onto the namesake Franklin Branch at Readville,though some weekday trains and all weekend trains use the Dorchester Branch between Boston and Readville.
Fenway station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line D branch,located under Park Drive near the Riverway in the Fenway–Kenmore neighborhood of Boston,Massachusetts. It opened along with the rest of the D branch on July 4,1959,when trolleys replaced Highland branch commuter rail service. The station is fully accessible from Park Drive via the Landmark Center parking lot,as well as from Miner Street. Named after the Fenway neighborhood rather than Fenway Park,it is slightly further from the stadium than Kenmore,though still heavily used during events.
The Providence/Stoughton Line is an MBTA Commuter Rail service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island,primarily serving the southwestern suburbs of Boston. Most service runs entirely on the Northeast Corridor between South Station in Boston and Providence station or Wickford Junction station in Rhode Island,while the Stoughton Branch splits at Canton Junction and terminates at Stoughton. It is the longest MBTA Commuter Rail line,and the only one that operates outside Massachusetts. The line is the busiest on the MBTA Commuter Rail system,with 17,648 daily boardings in an October 2022 count.
Hyde Park station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston,Massachusetts. It primarily serves the Providence/Stoughton Line,and also serves some weekday outbound Franklin/Foxboro Line trains. It is located on the Northeast Corridor in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
The history of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and its predecessors spans two centuries,starting with one of the oldest railroads in the United States. Development of mass transportation both followed existing economic and population patterns,and helped shape those patterns.
Bellingham Square station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Silver Line bus rapid transit (BRT) station located near Bellingham Square slightly north of downtown Chelsea,Massachusetts. The station has two accessible side platforms for buses on the SL3 route. The Boston and Maine Railroad and predecessor Eastern Railroad served Chelsea station at the same location from the mid-1850s to 1958. The MBTA opened Chelsea station on the Newburyport/Rockport Line in 1985. Prior to its 2010 cancellation,the Urban Ring Project planned for a circumferential BRT line with a stop at Mystic Mall. Planning continued for the Chelsea segment;a Silver Line extension to Mystic Mall was announced in 2013. Construction began in 2015,and SL3 service to the renamed Bellingham Square station began on April 21,2018. Commuter rail service moved to the newly constructed Chelsea station on November 15,2021.
Wedgemere station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in the southeast portion of Winchester,Massachusetts,served by the Lowell Line. The station has two side platforms serving the line's two elevated tracks. The 1957-built station building,largely unused,is adjacent to the inbound platform. After several years of work,the station was made fully accessible in February 2013.
Chelsea station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) intermodal transit station located adjacent to the Mystic Mall in Chelsea,Massachusetts. It is the terminus of the SL3 route of the MBTA Silver Line bus rapid transit (BRT) network,and is served by the Newburyport/Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail. The accessible station has a loop with two small platforms for the Silver Line,and two full-length side platforms for commuter rail trains.
