North Station (MBTA)

NORTH STATION NORTH STATION NORTH STATION
MBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak Downeaster trains at North Station
Location	126 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02114
Coordinates	42°21′57″N 71°03′40″W / 42.3657°N 71.061°W / 42.3657; -71.061Coordinates: 42°21′57″N 71°03′40″W / 42.3657°N 71.061°W / 42.3657; -71.061
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Platforms	6 island platforms (Commuter Rail and Amtrak; only 5 active) 2 side platforms and 1 island platform (Orange Line and Green Line)
Tracks	12 (Commuter Rail and Amtrak; only 10 active) 2 (Orange Line) 2 (Green Line)
Connections	MBTA Bus: 4 CRTMA: EZRide
Construction
Parking	1275 spaces (privately owned garage) 38 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	20 spaces Hubway dock
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	BON (Amtrak)
Fare zone	1A (MBTA Commuter Rail)
History
Opened	September 3, 1898 (Green Line surface) June 19, 1901 (Orange Line elevated) June 1, 1912 (Green Line elevated) 1928 (commuter and intercity rail) April 7, 1975 (Orange Line subway) June 28, 2004 (Green Line subway)
Closed	April 4, 1975 (Orange Line elevated) March 28, 1997 (Green Line surface) June 25, 2004 (Green Line elevated)
Rebuilt	1995, January 2007 (commuter rail)
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	17,079 daily boardings (MBTA subway)
Passengers (2012)	16,436 daily boardings (MBTA Commuter Rail)
Passengers (2015)	358,286 annual boardings and alightings  17.3% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Terminus Downeaster Woburn–Anderson toward Brunswick, ME MBTA Commuter Rail Porter toward Wachusett Fitchburg Line Terminus Terminus Lowell Line West Medford toward Lowell Haverhill Line Limited service West Medford toward Haverhill Haverhill Line Malden Center toward Haverhill Newburyport/Rockport Line Chelsea toward Newburyport or Rockport MBTA Subway Haymarket toward Heath Street Green Line "E" Branch Science Park toward Lechmere Haymarket toward Cleveland Circle Green Line "C" Branch Terminus Haymarket toward Forest Hills Orange Line Community College toward Oak Grove   Former services   MBTA Commuter Rail Cambridge toward South Sudbury Central Mass Branch Closed 1971 Terminus Cambridge toward Bedford Lexington Branch Closed 1977 Terminus Lowell Line Woburn Branch Closed 1981 West Medford toward Woburn Boston Elevated Railway Battery Street toward South Station or Dudley Atlantic Avenue Elevated Closed 1938 Terminus
Location

North Station is a major transportation hub located at Causeway and Nashua Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is one of the city's two inbound terminals for Amtrak and MBTA Commuter Rail trains, the other being South Station. The main concourse of North Station is located at the street level, immediately below TD Garden, a major sports venue in Boston, home of the Boston Bruins hockey team and the Boston Celtics basketball team. The arena is also used for rock concerts and other events, taking advantage of the extensive transportation connections at the site.

North Station facilities include:

Several MBTA commuter rail lines, plus Amtrak's Northeast Corridor service to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and beyond, originate from South Station, about 1-1/4 miles around the Boston peninsula from North Station. No direct link exists between the two stations, although MBTA subway connections are available. Transfers to Amtrak and the MBTA Commuter Rail's Providence/Stoughton, Needham, Franklin, and Framingham/Worcester Lines may also be made at Back Bay, a one-seat ride on the Orange Line from North Station. Additionally, transfers from the Fitchburg Line to the South Station lines can be made at Porter, a one-seat ride on the Red Line. A North–South Rail Link is proposed to link North and South Stations, but as of May 2006 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has withdrawn its sponsorship of the proposal due to its high cost.