Downtown Crossing (MBTA station)

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A southbound Orange Line train at Downtown Crossing
Location	Summer Street at Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′20″N 71°03′38″W / 42.3555°N 71.0605°W / 42.3555; -71.0605Coordinates: 42°21′20″N 71°03′38″W / 42.3555°N 71.0605°W / 42.3555; -71.0605
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Orange Line   Red Line   Silver Line– SL5
Platforms	2 side platforms (Orange Line) 2 side platforms (Red Line)
Tracks	2 (Orange Line) 2 (Red Line)
Connections	MBTA Bus: 7, 11, 448, 449, 459, 501, 504, 505, 553, 554, 556, 558 Via Winter Street Concourse to Park Street:   Green Line MBTA Bus: 43, 55
Construction
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	November 30, 1908 (Orange Line) April 4, 1915 (Red Line) July 24, 2002 (Silver Line)
Previous names	Washington (Red Line) Winter–Summer (Orange Line)
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	23,478 (weekday average boardings)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Chinatown toward Forest Hills Orange Line State toward Oak Grove Park Street toward Alewife Red Line South Station toward Ashmont or Braintree Boylston toward Dudley Square Silver Line SL5 Terminus Chinatown One-way operation   Connecting lines (Transfer at Park Street)   Boylston toward Boston College Green Line "B" Branch Terminus Boylston toward Cleveland Circle Green Line "C" Branch Government Center toward North Station Boylston toward Riverside Green Line "D" Branch Government Center Terminus Boylston toward Heath Street Green Line "E" Branch Government Center toward Lechmere

MBTA Bus: 7, 11, 448, 449, 459, 501, 504, 505, 553, 554, 556, 558
Via Winter Street Concourse to Park Street:

Downtown Crossing is a rapid transit station located in the Downtown Crossing retail district in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the junction of the Orange Line and the Red Line as one of the quartet of "hub stations" on the MBTA subway system, as well as a major bus transfer location serving 13 MBTA Bus routes, including one Silver Line route.

Downtown Crossing station is two levels deep. The upper (Orange Line) level, opened in 1908, stretches from Temple Place to Franklin Street under Washington Street. The lower (Red Line) level, opened in 1915, reaches from Washington Street to Chauncey Street under Winter Street. Downtown Crossing is the second busiest subway station in the MBTA network (behind only South Station), with an average of 23,478 entries per weekday in 2013. The Winter Street Concourse (opened in March 1979) allows access to the Green Line at Park Street without leaving their common paid area.