Tremont Street subway

Tremont Street subway
A flying junction on the now-abandoned southern branch of the Tremont Street subway, south of Boylston station, approaching the Pleasant Street incline (1898 photo)
Tremont Street subway is located in Boston
Tremont Street subway
Tremont Street subway is located in Massachusetts
Tremont Street subway
Tremont Street subway is located in the United States
Tremont Street subway
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′23″N 71°3′47″W / 42.35639°N 71.06306°W / 42.35639; -71.06306
Built1897
ArchitectCarson, Howard A.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.66000788[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966; 58 years ago (1966-10-15)
Designated NHLJanuary 29, 1964; 60 years ago (1964-01-29)

The Tremont Street subway in Boston's MBTA subway system is the oldest subway tunnel in North America and the third-oldest still in use worldwide to exclusively use electric traction (after the City and South London Railway in 1890, and the Budapest Metro's Line 1 in 1896), opening on September 1, 1897.[2][3] It was originally built, under the supervision of Howard A. Carson as chief engineer, to get streetcar lines off the traffic-clogged streets, instead of as a true rapid transit line. It now forms the central part of the Green Line, connecting Boylston Street to Park Street and Government Center stations.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ The Boston Daily Globe, "First Car off the Earth: Allston Electric Goes into the subway on schedule time.", The Boston Daily Globe, September 1, 1897. Experiences of the first Subway Riders in Boston.
  3. ^ Most, Doug (26 January 2014). "The bigger dig". Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 January 2016.