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 755,500 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023,of which the rapid transit lines averaged 267,100 and the light rail lines 80,300,making it the fourth-busiest rapid transit system and the third-busiest light rail system in the United States. As of the fourth quarter of 2023,average weekday ridership of the commuter rail system was 97,100,making it the fifth-busiest commuter rail system in the U.S.
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.
North Station is a commuter rail and intercity rail terminal station in Boston,Massachusetts. It is served by four MBTA Commuter Rail lines –the Fitchburg Line,Haverhill Line,Lowell Line,and Newburyport/Rockport Line –and the Amtrak Downeaster intercity service. The concourse is located under the TD Garden arena,with the platforms extending north towards drawbridges over the Charles River. The eponymous subway station,served by the Green Line and Orange Line,is connected to the concourse with an underground passageway.
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).
Malden Center station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) intermodal transit station in Malden,Massachusetts. Located on an elevated grade above Pleasant Street in downtown Malden,it serves the rapid transit Orange Line and the MBTA Commuter Rail Haverhill Line. The station has one island platform for the two Orange Line tracks and a single side platform for the single commuter rail track. Two busways are used by 12 MBTA bus routes.
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.
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.
Braintree station is an intermodal transit station in Braintree,Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA's Red Line and the MBTA Commuter Rail Old Colony Lines as well as MBTA buses.
Quincy Center station is an intermodal transit station in Quincy,Massachusetts. It is a transfer station between the MBTA Red Line subway,MBTA Commuter Rail's Old Colony Lines and Greenbush Line,and a number of MBTA bus routes. It is located between Hancock Street and Burgin Parkway in the Quincy Center district. Opened in 1971,the station was covered by a large parking garage which was closed in 2012 due to structural problems and removed several years later. The station is accessible on all modes.
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 parkway rather than Fenway Park,it is further from the stadium than Kenmore,though still used during events.
Broadway station is a subway station in Boston,Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA's Red Line. It is located at the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Broadway in South Boston. It was opened on December 15,1917,as part of the Dorchester Extension from Downtown Crossing to Andrew. The station has a single island platform to serve the two tracks.
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.
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.
Medford/Tufts station is a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line located off Boston Avenue near College Avenue in Medford,Massachusetts,adjacent to Tufts University. The accessible station has a single island platform serving the two tracks of the Medford Branch. It opened on December 12,2022,as part of the Green Line Extension (GLX),which added two northern branches to the Green Line,and is the northern terminus of the E branch.
Magoun Square station is a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line located at Lowell Street south of Magoun Square in Somerville,Massachusetts. The accessible station has a single island platform serving the two tracks of the Medford Branch. It opened on December 12,2022,as part of the Green Line Extension (GLX),which added two northern branches to the Green Line,and is served by the E branch.
Gilman Square station is a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line located at Gilman Square in Somerville,Massachusetts. The accessible station has a single island platform serving the two tracks of the Medford Branch. It opened on December 12,2022,as part of the Green Line Extension (GLX),which added two northern branches to the Green Line,and is served by the E branch.
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.
