Back Bay (MBTA station)

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Front entrance viewed from Dartmouth Street in 2017
Location	145 Dartmouth Street Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°20′50″N 71°04′32″W / 42.3473°N 71.0755°W / 42.3473; -71.0755Coordinates: 42°20′50″N 71°04′32″W / 42.3473°N 71.0755°W / 42.3473; -71.0755
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor Orange Line Framingham/Worcester Line
Platforms	1 island platform, 1 side platform (Northeast Corridor) 1 island platform (Orange Line) 1 island platform (Framingham/Worcester Line)
Tracks	3 (Northeast Corridor) 2 (Orange Line) 2 (Framingham/Worcester Line)
Connections	MBTA Bus: 10, 39, 170
Construction
Parking	No MBTA parking; adjacent private garage
Bicycle facilities	40 spaces in "Pedal and Park" bicycle cage 30 outside spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	BBY (Amtrak)
Fare zone	1A (MBTA Commuter Rail)
History
Opened	1880 (Columbus Avenue); 1899 (Back Bay, Trinity Place, Huntington Avenue)
Rebuilt	1929; May 4, 1987 (modern station)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	611,527  5.73% (Amtrak)
Passengers (2013)	18,100 daily boardings (Orange Line)
Passengers (2012)	7,995 daily boardings (Commuter Rail)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Framingham toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Boston South Station Terminus Route 128 toward Washington, DC Acela Express Route 128 toward Norfolk, Newport News, or Lynchburg Northeast Regional MBTA Yawkey toward Worcester Framingham/Worcester Line South Station Terminus Ruggles toward Needham Heights Needham Line Ruggles toward Forge Park/495 Franklin Line Ruggles toward Wickford Junction or Stoughton Providence/Stoughton Line Mass Ave toward Forest Hills Orange Line Tufts Medical Center toward Oak Grove   Former services   Mount Hope toward Dedham Dedham Branch Closed 1967 South Station Terminus Roslindale Village toward Millis Millis Branch Closed 1967
Location

Back Bay is an intercity rail, commuter rail, and rapid transit train station located just south of Copley Square in the Back Bay and South End neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. The present building, designed by Kallmann McKinnell & Wood, opened in 1987. It replaced the New Haven Railroad's older Back Bay station - which opened in 1928 as a replacement for an 1899-built station - as well as the New York Central's Huntington Avenue and Trinity Place stations which had been demolished in 1964.

Although South Station is Boston's primary southside rail hub, Back Bay maintains high traffic levels due to its location in the Back Bay near the Prudential Center development and its access to important Northeast Corridor services. All Amtrak Acela Express and Northeast Regional trains running to and from South Station stop at Back Bay, as does the daily Lake Shore Limited long-distance train. Four MBTA Commuter Rail routes - the Providence/Stoughton Line, Franklin Line, Needham Line, and Framingham/Worcester Line - also stop at Back Bay, as do the Orange Line subway and several local MBTA Bus routes. It is the third-busiest MBTA Commuter Rail station (after North Station and South Station) and the fifth-busiest MBTA subway station.