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SL2 bus at South Station. The Silver Line is a six-route bus rapid transit system marketed as rapid transit.It is divided into two branches: Waterfront service (SL1, SL2, SL3, and the rush-hour SLW shuttle) that runs through the South Boston Transitway tunnel, and Washington Street service (SL4 and SL5) that runs on the surface via Washington Street.
Routes served [1] Albany Street Garage Albany Street, South End, Boston Local, Mass Pike Express, and crosstown routes: Arborway Yard: Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, Boston Local bus routes; former terminus of the Green Line E branch: Cabot Garage Dorchester Avenue, South Boston Local bus routes Charlestown Garage Arlington Avenue ...
162 MBTA bus routes operate within the Greater Boston area, with a combined ridership of approximately 375,000 one-way trips per day, making it the seventh-busiest local bus agency in the country. The bus fare is $1.70 with a CharlieCard , or $2 with a CharlieTicket or cash; monthly commuter passes are available, as are reduced fare transfers ...
The routes have high ridership (though lower than many key bus routes) and low costs per rider compared to other bus routes in the MBTA system. In 2012, three routes (SL1, SL5, SLW) were the only MBTA bus routes to show a profit; the median net cost (after fares) on all MBTA bus routes was $2.13 per passenger. [102]
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 (defined as 0.25 miles (0.40 km)) for all residents living in areas with population densities greater than 5,000 inhabitants per square mile (1,900/km 2) within the MBTA's service district.
The MBTA started subsidizing the Middlesex and Boston Street Railway in 1964, and acquired it in 1972, creating its 5xx bus routes. [ citation needed ] In the 1970s, the MBTA received a boost from the Boston Transportation Planning Review area-wide re-evaluation of the role of mass transit relative to highways.
Averaging over 24,000 weekday boardings in 2019, South Station is the busiest MBTA subway station. Park Street station is a busy transfer point for the Green Line and Red Line JFK/UMass station is one of several transfer points between the subway and Commuter Rail systems.
South Station is the busiest MBTA Commuter Rail station and the terminal for the eight southside lines. North Station is the second-busiest station and the terminal for the four northside lines. Route 128 station, on the busy Northeast Corridor, is used by Providence/Stoughton Line trains (shown) as well as Amtrak trains.