Community College (MBTA station)

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Looking north (outbound) along the island platform; unused express platform is at right
Location	Austin Street near Rutherford Avenue, Charlestown
Coordinates	42°22′25″N 71°04′13″W / 42.3737°N 71.0702°W / 42.3737; -71.0702Coordinates: 42°22′25″N 71°04′13″W / 42.3737°N 71.0702°W / 42.3737; -71.0702
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Orange Line
Platforms	2 island platforms (one unused)
Tracks	3
Construction
Bicycle facilities	5 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	April 7, 1975
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	3,695 (weekday average boardings)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station North Station toward Forest Hills Orange Line Sullivan Square toward Oak Grove
Location

Community College station is a rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA Orange Line. It is located in the Charlestown neighborhood off Austin Street near New Rutherford Avenue (MA-99), under the double-decked elevated structure carrying Interstate 93 to the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge. The station is named for the adjacent Bunker Hill Community College, the main population the station serves.

Like all Orange Line stations, Community College station is fully wheelchair accessible.

Community College station is one of the few stops on the Orange Line without at least one MBTA bus connection. The station was built without a busway, as much of the surrounding area has a relatively low demand for bus service. The area north and west of the station is covered by the MBTA Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility, an abandoned freight yard, and the Inner Belt industrial park, while the area south of the station is occupied by major highway ramps connecting the I-93 elevated highway with the Tobin Bridge and Route 1.

The primary catchment area for the station is Bunker Hill Community College and the neighborhood of Charlestown which lie just to the east. However, a large portion of Charlestown ridership is collected instead by the 92 and 93 buses, which do not connect directly to Community College station. Instead, they run between Haymarket and Sullivan Square along historic trolley routings. The 92 formerly served Community College beginning in December 1975, but it was returned to its historic routing by December 1977. Community College is the closest MBTA station to the Charlestown Navy Yard where MBTA Boat F4 Inner Harbor Ferry service docks.