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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 2022,the system had a ridership of 216,329,500,or about 778,600 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023,of which the rapid transit lines averaged 283,900 and the light rail lines 101,300,making it the fourth-busiest rapid transit system and the third-busiest light rail system in the United States. As of the third quarter of 2023,average weekday ridership of the commuter rail system was 92,400,making it the fifth-busiest commuter rail system in the U.S.
The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) as part of the MBTA subway system. The line runs south and east underground from Alewife station in North Cambridge through Somerville and Cambridge,surfacing to cross the Longfellow Bridge then returning to tunnels under Downtown Boston. It continues underground through South Boston,splitting into two branches on the surface at JFK/UMass station. The Ashmont branch runs southwest through Dorchester to Ashmont station,where the connecting light rail Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line continues to Mattapan station. The Braintree branch runs southwest through Quincy and Braintree to Braintree station.
The Orange Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) as part of the MBTA subway system. The line runs south on the surface from Oak Grove station in Malden,Massachusetts through Malden and Medford,paralleling the Haverhill Line,then crosses the Mystic River on a bridge into Somerville,then into Charlestown. It passes under the Charles River and runs through Downtown Boston in the Washington Street Tunnel. The line returns to the surface in the South End,then follows the Southwest Corridor southwest in a cut through Roxbury and Jamaica Plain to Forest Hills station.
Harvard station is a rapid transit and bus transfer station in Cambridge,Massachusetts. Located at Harvard Square,it serves the MBTA's Red Line subway system as well as MBTA buses. Harvard averaged 18,528 entries each weekday in FY2019,making it the third-busiest MBTA station after Downtown Crossing and South Station. Five of the fifteen key MBTA bus routes 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).
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) operates 152 bus routes in the Greater Boston area. The MBTA has a policy objective to provide transit service within walking distance for all residents living in areas with population densities greater than 5,000 inhabitants per square mile (1,900/km2) within the MBTA's service district. Much of this service is provided by bus. In 2022,the system had a ridership of 83,623,600,or about 292,000 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2023.
Science Park station is an elevated light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line in Boston,Massachusetts,United States. The station is located at the Boston end of the Charles River Dam Bridge at Leverett Circle. It is at the southeast end of the Lechmere Viaduct,which carries the Green Line over the Charles River. The station is named for the nearby Boston Museum of Science. With 873 daily boardings by a FY 2019 count,Science Park is the least-used fare-controlled station on the Green Line,and the second-lowest on the MBTA subway system after Suffolk Downs.
Hynes Convention Center station is an underground light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line. It is located at the intersection of Newbury Street and Massachusetts Avenue near the western end of the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston,Massachusetts. The station is named for the Hynes Convention Center,which is located about 700 feet (210 m) to the east along Boylston Street. It has two side platforms serving the two tracks of the Boylston Street subway,which are used by the Green Line B branch,C branch,and D branch. The main entrance to the station from Massachusetts Avenue leads to a fare lobby under the 360 Newbury Street building.
The B branch,also called the Commonwealth Avenue branch or Boston College branch,is a branch of the MBTA Green Line light rail system which operates on Commonwealth Avenue west of downtown Boston,Massachusetts. One of four branches of the Green Line,the B branch runs from Boston College station down the median of Commonwealth Avenue to Blandford Street. There,it enters Blandford Street portal into Kenmore station,where it merges with the C and D branches. The combined services run into the Boylston Street subway and Tremont Street subway to downtown Boston. B branch service has terminated at Government Center since October 2021. Unlike the other branches,the B branch runs solely through the city limits of Boston. The Green Line Rivalry between Boston College and Boston University is named in reference to the B branch,which runs to both universities.
The Green Line D branch is a light rail line in Boston,Brookline,Cambridge,Newton,and Somerville,Massachusetts,operating as part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line. The line runs on a grade separated surface right-of-way for 9 miles (14 km) from Riverside station to Fenway station. The line merges into the C branch tunnel west of Kenmore,then follows the Boylston Street subway and Tremont Street subway to North Station. It is the longest and busiest of the four Green Line branches. As of February 2023,service operates on 8 to 9-minute headways at weekday peak hours and 8 to 11-minute headways at other times,using 13 to 19 trains.
Green Street station is a rapid transit station in Boston,Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA's Orange Line and is located in the southern part of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Green Street is the least-used station on the Orange Line,averaging 3,055 weekday boardings in FY 2019. Like all Orange Line stations,it is fully accessible.
David L. Gunn is a transportation system administrator who has headed several significant railroads and transit systems in North America. He was director of operations of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) from 1975 to 1979,general manager and chief operations officer of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) from 1979 to 1984,president of the New York City Transit Authority from 1984 to 1990,the general manager at WMATA from 1991 to 1994,and chief general manager of the Toronto Transit Commission in Canada from 1995 to 1999. Gunn assumed the presidency of Amtrak on May 15,2002,and held the position until political upheaval at the company in 2005. A dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada,Gunn retired to his family home on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia,Canada. He is currently associated with the Free Congress Foundation and the board of the Strait Area Transit Cooperative transit service in rural Richmond County,among other roles.
Savin Hill station is a rapid transit station in Boston,Massachusetts. It serves the Ashmont branch of the MBTA's Red Line. It is located at 121 Savin Hill Avenue adjacent to Sydney Street in the Savin Hill area of the Dorchester neighborhood. Opened in 1845 as a commuter rail station,Savin Hill was converted to rapid transit in 1927 and rebuilt in 2004–05 for accessibility. Averaging 2,199 daily boardings by a FY 2019 count,Savin Hill is the least-used station on the Red Line.
Suffolk Downs station is a rapid transit station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Blue Line,located on the east side of Orient Heights in East Boston,Massachusetts,United States. It is named for the now-defunct Suffolk Downs racetrack,located just to the north. Suffolk Downs station has two side platforms,with a footbridge structure of brick,concrete,and steel connecting them. The station is accessible. With just 521 daily boardings in FY 2019,Suffolk Downs is the least-used fare-controlled station on the MBTA subway system.
Beaconsfield is an MBTA light rail station in Brookline,Massachusetts. It serves the Green Line D branch. It is located off Dean Road and Beaconsfield Road just south of Beacon Street. Like the other stops on the line,it was a commuter rail station on the Boston and Albany Railroad's Highland branch until 1958,when the line was closed and converted to a branch of what is now the Green Line. The station reopened along with the rest of the line in 1959.
Woodland station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line D branch,located off Washington Street (MA-16) between the Newton Lower Falls and Auburndale villages of Newton,Massachusetts,United States. It serves as access to the Newton-Wellesley Hospital,as well as a park and ride station for nearby Route 128.
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.
Reading station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Reading,Massachusetts. It serves the Haverhill/Reading Line. It is located at Lincoln and High Streets on the western fringe of Reading's central business district. The station's historic depot building was built in 1870 by the Boston and Maine Railroad. The station was the terminus of the line from 1959 until the re-extension to Haverhill station in 1979.
Richard A. Davey is an American attorney and transportation executive who is the President of the New York City Transit Authority. He was the Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation from September 2011 to October 2014 and previously the General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority from March 2010 to September 2011. After leaving state government,Davey served as chief executive of Boston 2024,a non-profit group planning Boston's unsuccessful bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Davey also previously served as a Partner and associate director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
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