Back Bay (MBTA station)
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| Boston Back Bay Station | |
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| Station statistics | |
| Address | 145 Dartmouth Street Boston, MA |
| Lines | MBTA Subway Orange Line MBTA Commuter Rail Framingham/Worcester Line Providence/Stoughton Line Franklin Line Needham Line Amtrak Acela Express Lake Shore Limited Regional |
| Platforms | Cross-platform |
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| Opened | May 4, 1987 |
| Accessible |  |
| Code | BBY (Amtrak) |
| Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2006) | 298,240[1]  5% |
Back Bay Station, located at 145 Dartmouth Street, between Stuart Street and Columbus Avenue, is a train station in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston.
It is serviced by Amtrak, featuring Acela Express and regional trains, and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) with access to Attleboro/Providence and Framingham/Worcester, Needham and Franklin commuter rail lines and the Orange (subway) Line. There is also a daily Amtrak overnight train (Lake Shore Limited) to Chicago and access to local bus service.
Back Bay Station opened May, 1987 as part of the Orange Line's Southwest Corridor project and was dedicated by Governor Michael Dukakis.
As Amtrak's Downeaster trains to Maine do not stop at Back Bay or South Station, travelers that wish to make a connection via subway are advised to disembark at this station and take the Orange Line to North Station, which is where Downeaster service terminates.
[edit] Accessibility
- Back Bay Station is wheelchair accessible.
- Other Amtrak stations on the Northeast Corridor are generally accessible.
- Back Bay Station has a full length high level platform for Amtrak Northeast Corridor and MBTA Attleboro/Providence trains but only a short high level platform for MBTA Framingham/Worcester and Amtrak Chicago trains (which operate on different tracks from the Northeast Corridor service).
- Some MBTA commuter rail stations have no wheelchair access and many of those that do have short high level platforms that only serve one or two cars.
[edit] References
- ^ Amtrak only.
[edit] External links
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toward Newport News
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Yawkey
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Framingham/Worcester Line |
Terminus
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toward Needham Heights
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Needham Line |
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toward Forge Park/495
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Franklin Line |
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toward Providence or Stoughton
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Providence/Stoughton Line |
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