Worcester Square station

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Worcester Square
MBTA route SL5 bus at Worcester Square, July 2019.JPG
An outbound Silver Line bus at Worcester Square in 2019
General information
Location Washington Street at Worcester Square
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′14.6″N71°4′33″W / 42.337389°N 71.07583°W / 42.337389; -71.07583 Coordinates: 42°20′14.6″N71°4′33″W / 42.337389°N 71.07583°W / 42.337389; -71.07583
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MBTA bus: 8, 170, 191
Construction
Bicycle facilities2 spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedNovember 30, 2002
Passengers
2012817 (weekday average boardings) [1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA.svg MBTA Following station
Massachusetts Avenue
toward Nubian
Silver Line
SL4
Newton Street
Silver Line
SL5
Newton Street
Location
Worcester Square station

Worcester Square 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 at Worcester Square in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts near the Boston Medical Center. 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, Worcester Square is accessible.

Silver Line service on Washington Street began on July 20, 2002, replacing the route 49 bus. [2] Worcester Square, which had been a stop for route 49, was not initially served by the Silver Line; it became a Silver Line stop on November 30, 2002. Shelters were added later. [3] [4] :2.5 Service levels doubled on October 15, 2009, with the introduction of the SL4 route. [2]

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References

  1. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. 1 2 Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  3. "Silver Line". Ridership and Service Statistics (9 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2003–2004. p. 3A-3 via Internet Archive.
  4. Schimek, Paul; Darido, Georges; Schneck, Donald (September 2005). Boston Silver Line Washington Street Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): Demonstration Project Evaluation (PDF) (Report). Federal Transit Administration.

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