MBTA Crosstown Buses
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority operates three crosstown bus routes in the Boston, Massachusetts area, CT1, CT2 and CT3, intended as limited-stop buses connecting major points. All crosstown buses have bicycle racks and offer transfers to and from the subway at a cost of an additional 35 cents. They only run weekdays.
The CT buses are envisioned as a first phase in a gradual improvement in circumferential service connecting the "spokes" of the Metro Boston rapid transit system, planned to culminate in the Urban Ring.
Contents |
[edit] CT1
The CT1 (internally 701) runs between Central Square, Cambridge and the B.U. Medical Center/Boston Medical Center, mostly along Massachusetts Avenue. The majority of its route is a limited-stop version of the 1.
[edit] Station listing
| Station | Transfers and notes |
|---|---|
| Central Square | Red Line |
| Pearl Street | |
| University Park | |
| M.I.T. | CT2 |
| Beacon Street | |
| Hynes Convention Center/ICA | Green Line |
| Symphony/Westland Avenue | Green Line |
| Massachusetts Avenue Station | Orange Line |
| Washington Street | Silver Line |
| Harrison Avenue | CT3 |
| B.U. Medical Center | CT3 |
[edit] CT2
The CT2 (internally 747 south and 748 north of Kendall/MIT) connects Sullivan Square, Charlestown with Ruggles, Roxbury via Kendall Square, Cambridge. The south part roughly parallels the 47.
[edit] Station listing
| Station | Transfers and notes |
|---|---|
| Sullivan Square | Orange Line |
| Cobble Hill | |
| McGrath Highway | |
| Union Square | |
| Cambridge Street | |
| Portland Street | |
| Kendall/MIT | Red Line |
| Massachusetts Avenue | CT1 |
| Memorial Drive | |
| Boston University | Green Line |
| Park and Beacon Streets | Green Line |
| Fenway Station | Green Line |
| Beth Israel Hospital | CT3 |
| Children's Hospital | CT3 |
| Longwood Avenue | Green Line |
| Huntington Avenue | Green Line, CT3 |
| Ruggles | Orange Line, MBTA Commuter Rail, CT3 |
[edit] CT3
The CT3 (internally 708) connects the Longwood Medical Area to Andrew Square, all in Boston. The route roughly parallels the 8. The CT3 used to continue east to Logan Airport, but that part (internally 709) was dropped due to low ridership in March 2002. A few early morning trips were kept as the 171, running from Dudley to Logan.
[edit] Station listing
| Station | Transfers and notes |
|---|---|
| Louis Pasteur Avenue | part of a one-way loop |
| Children's Hospital | CT2 part of a one-way loop |
| Beth Israel Hospital | CT2 part of a one-way loop |
| Ruggles Street/Huntington Avenue | Green Line, CT2 |
| Ruggles | Orange Line, MBTA Commuter Rail, CT2 |
| Washington Street | Silver Line |
| Boston Medical Center | CT1 |
| B.U. Medical Center | CT1 |
| 1010 Massachusetts Avenue | only some trips |
| Andrew Station | Red Line |
