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Arlington Avenue, Charlestown, Boston Local bus routes Southampton Bus Maintenance Facility Southampton Street, South Bay, Boston Silver Line dual mode buses; local bus routes Watertown Yard: Galen Street, Watertown: Midday layover for local bus routes; former terminus of the Green Line A branch and Green Line heavy maintenance facility
Stations are typically named after nearby streets, squares, neighborhoods, or institutions [2] —e.g., Park Street, Central, Chinatown, and Airport, respectively. An infill station on the Silver Line at Day Square is planned for opening in late 2024.
New stops would be located on 2nd Street at Boston Street and Spring Street; on Broadway at Chelsea Street (Everett Square), Beacham Street, and Horizon Way; and at Sullivan Square station. The extension would add 6.36 miles (10.24 km) of round trip distance, with 5.18 miles (8.34 km) – 80% – in dedicated bus lanes.
Opened in September 1897, the four-track-wide segment of the Green Line tunnel between Park Street and Boylston stations was the first subway in the United States, and has been designated a National Historic Landmark. The downtown portions of what are now the Green, Orange, Blue, and Red line tunnels were all in service by 1912.
Andrew station is a rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts.Located at Andrew Square in South Boston, it serves the MBTA Red Line and the MBTA bus system. Named for John Albion Andrew, the square is at the intersection of several major thoroughfares: Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester Street, Southampton Street, and Boston Street.
Silver Line route SL4 runs on the surface rather than the underground busway; it stops on Essex Street at Atlantic Avenue. [6] [7] MBTA bus routes 4, 7, and 11 stop on Summer Street near Atlantic Avenue. [8] South Station Bus Terminal, the main intercity bus terminal in Boston, is located over the South Station platforms.
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) operates the Port of Boston, which includes a container shipping facility in South Boston, and Logan International Airport, in East Boston. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) operates bus, subway, short-distance rail, and water ferry passenger services throughout the city and region.
The MTA purchased and took over subway, elevated, streetcar, and bus operations from the Boston Elevated Railway in 1947. [15] In the 1950s, the MTA ran new subway extensions, while the last two streetcar lines running into the Pleasant Street Portal of the Tremont Street Subway were substituted with buses in 1953 and 1962. [16]