North Station (boston)

North Station, located at Causeway and Nashua Streets, in Boston, Massachusetts is a major transportation hub. Its facilities include:

terminus for MBTA Commuter Rail northern routes

a station on the Boston subway's Orange Line and Green Line .

the southern terminus of Amtrak 's ''Downeaster'' Maine train service.

local bus service.

Water Taxi service at nearby Lovejoy Wharf.

staffed ticket windows.

a small food court and waiting area

parking garage (privately operated)

In November, 2005, the MBTA completed construction of its North Station Superstation which placed the Green Line underground, offering Inbound cross-platform transfers from Green to Orange Lines. Out bound Green line trains arrive on the mezzanine level. The project was done primarily to improve transfer between the two lines, but also to tear down the old elevated North Station Green Line stop.

In April 2006, the MBTA announced plans to enlarge the cramped waiting area at the station by building over the south end of the tracks and platforms. The expansion is expected to be completed by November and will be paid for by Delaware North Companies , owners the adjacent TD Banknorth Garden , who will share revenue from concessions and advertising with the T.

Note: Several MBTA Commuter Rail lines, plus Amtrak's Northeast Corridor service to New York City , 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 may also be made at Back Bay , a one seat ride on the Orange Line from North Station. ''See also'' North-South Rail Link .

HISTORY

Before the Union Station opened on the spot in 1893 , there were four separate stations in the area:

The Boston And Maine Railroad terminal was just north of Haymarket Square , between Canal Street and Haverhill Street , stretching most of the way to Traverse Street . This approach was later used by the Green Line and Orange Line .

Causeway Street

The Boston And Lowell Railroad terminal was on the east side of Nashua Street , stretching east for about a block.

Next was the Eastern Railroad terminal, across Causeway Street from Friend Street .

The Fitchburg Railroad station was on the other side of the Boston and Maine Railroad approach, right next to Beverly Street , the approach to the Warren Bridge .

Just south of North Station was the Canal Street Portal through which the Green and Orange Line s originally went from elevated to subway.

Timeline

This timeline shows which Green Line services terminated at North Station at which times (after 1940 ).

NEARBY DESTINATIONS

Boston's TD Banknorth Garden (formerly called the FleetCenter), home of the Boston Bruins hockey and Boston Celtics basketball teams

Sports and ethnic bars and restaurants along Causeway Street

Boston's North End , a majority- Italian ethnic neighborhood with a wide variety of restaurants, Old North Church , and Paul Revere 's house.

BUS CONNECTIONS

World Trade Center via Federal Courthouse & South Station

EZRide Cambridge

ACCESSIBILITY

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North Station is Wheelchair Accessible .

Other Amtrak stations on the Maine route may have low-level platforms, but Amtrak provides level boarding through the use of station-board lifts.

Only selected MBTA commuter rail stations have wheelchair access and most of those have short elevated platforms on the outbound end that only serve one or two cars. ''See'' MBTA Accessibility .

REFERENCES

Various Sanborn Map s

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