North Station (subway)

North Station
A northbound Orange Line train entering North Station in September 2024
General information
Location126 Causeway Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′55″N 71°03′36″W / 42.36523°N 71.06012°W / 42.36523; -71.06012
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 island platform
Tracks2 (Orange Line), 2 (Green Line)
ConnectionsMBTA Commuter Rail MBTA Commuter Rail at North Station
Amtrak Amtrak Downeaster at North Station
Bus transport MBTA bus: 4
Bus transport EZRide
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilities20 spaces; Bluebikes dock
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 7, 1975 (Orange Line subway)
RebuiltJune 28, 2004 (Green Line subway)[1]
Passengers
FY201916,273 daily boardings[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Haymarket
toward Riverside
Green Line Science Park
Haymarket Green Line Science Park
Haymarket Orange Line Community College
toward Oak Grove
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Haymarket Green Line
Cut back in 2004
Terminus
Haymarket Green Line
Cut back in 2021
Haymarket Orange Line
Charlestown Elevated rerouted in 1975
City Square
toward Everett
Preceding station Boston Elevated Railway Following station
Battery Street Atlantic Avenue Elevated
Closed 1938
Terminus
Location
Map

North Station is an underground MBTA subway station in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Served by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line and Orange Line, it is connected to the surface terminal of the same name used by MBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak. The station is fully accessible.

A surface streetcar terminal at Causeway Street, adjacent to North Union Station, was built in 1898 to serve the Tremont Street subway (predecessor to the modern Green Line). An elevated station for the Main Line (predecessor to the modern Orange Line) was added in 1901 as part of the Charlestown Elevated. A second elevated station was built in 1912 as part of the Causeway Street elevated, which acted as an extension of the Tremont Street subway. The Orange Line was moved underground in 1975 for the Haymarket North Extension project. The Green Line was added in 2004, forming a "superstation".

  1. ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  2. ^ "A Guide to Ridership Data". MassDOT/MBTA Office of Performance Management and Innovation. June 22, 2020. p. 6.