Haymarket station (MBTA)

Haymarket
A light rail vehicle in a subway station with a low platform
A northbound Green Line train at Haymarket station in 2024
General information
LocationCongress Street at Sudbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′48″N 71°03′30″W / 42.3633°N 71.0582°W / 42.3633; -71.0582
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms (Orange Line)
1 island platform (Green Line)
Tracks4 (2 for each line)
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 4, 92, 93, 111, 354, 426, 428, 450
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 3, 1898 (Green Line)
November 30, 1908 (Orange Line)
RebuiltMay 10, 1971 (Green Line); 2000–2003[1]
Previous namesFriend and Union (Orange Line)
Passengers
FY201910,597 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Government Center
toward Riverside
Green Line North Station
Government Center Green Line North Station
State Orange Line North Station
toward Oak Grove
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Government Center Green Line
Cut back in 2004
North Station
Terminus
Government Center Green Line
Cut back in 2021
Preceding station Boston Elevated Railway Following station
Scollay Square
toward Dudley
Main Line Elevated
1901-1908
North Station
Adams Square
One-way operation
Location
Map

Haymarket station is an underground Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rapid transit station located at Haymarket Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is a transfer station between the Green Line and Orange Line of the MBTA subway system, as well as a terminal for MBTA bus routes serving northern and northeastern suburbs. The two lines run parallel to each other through the station, with two side platforms for the Orange Line and a single island platform for the Green Line. The station is fully accessible.

The Tremont Street subway, predecessor of the modern Green Line, opened in 1898. It had a four-track streetcar station at Haymarket. The subway was also used by the Main Line, predecessor of the Orange Line, from 1901 to 1908. The Main Line was rerouted into the Washington Street tunnel, with Union and Friend stations at Haymarket Square, in 1908. Union and Friend were renamed Haymarket in 1967. In 1971, the MBTA replaced the original Haymarket station with a new station slightly to the south. Demolition of a parking garage caused several closures of the station in 2021–2023.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2007doc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "A Guide to Ridership Data". MassDOT/MBTA Office of Performance Management and Innovation. June 22, 2020. p. 6.