South Station (subway)

South Station
A southbound Red Line train departing South Station in May 2024
General information
Other namesSouth Station Under
LocationAtlantic Avenue and Summer Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′09″N 71°03′19″W / 42.35261°N 71.05536°W / 42.35261; -71.05536
Line(s)Cambridge-Dorchester Tunnel (Red Line)
South Boston Transitway (Silver Line)
Platforms2 side platforms (Red Line)
2 side platforms (Silver Line tunnel)
1 side platform (Silver Line street)
Tracks2 (Red Line)
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 4, 7, 11
Mainline rail interchange MBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak at South Station
Bus transport Intercity buses at South Station Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilities"Pedal and Park" bicycle cage
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 22, 1901 (Atlantic Avenue Elevated)[1]
December 3, 1916 (Red Line)[2][1]
December 17, 2004 (Silver Line)[1]
ClosedSeptember 30, 1938 (Atlantic Avenue Elevated)[1]
Rebuilt1988–1993, 2002–2004
Passengers
FY201924,639 (weekday average boardings)[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Downtown Crossing
toward Alewife
Red Line Broadway
toward Ashmont or Braintree
Terminus Silver Line Courthouse
Silver Line Courthouse
Silver Line Courthouse
toward Chelsea
Chinatown
One-way operation
Silver Line
(at surface stop)
Terminus
Chinatown Gate
toward Nubian
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Terminus Silver Line
Closed 2009
Courthouse
toward City Point
Preceding station Boston Elevated Railway Following station
Terminus Atlantic Avenue Elevated
Closed 1938
Rowes Wharf
Dover
toward Dudley
Atlantic Avenue Elevated
Rush hours only
Closed 1938
Location
Map

South Station (also signed as South Station Under) is a transfer station on the MBTA rapid transit Red Line and bus rapid transit Silver Line, located at Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is a part of the complex of the same name, the second busiest transportation center in New England.[4] Eight MBTA Commuter Rail and three Amtrak intercity rail services terminate at South Station; many of those passengers then transfer to the rapid transit lines to reach other destinations in the city. With 24,639 daily boardings in 2019, South Station is the busiest station on the MBTA rapid transit system.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  2. ^ "New Tunnel Station is Opened". Boston Daily Globe. December 4, 1916. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b "A Guide to Ridership Data". MassDOT/MBTA Office of Performance Management and Innovation. June 22, 2020. p. 6.
  4. ^ Project for Public Spaces Archived 2013-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved December 31, 2010