Davis (MBTA station)

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Davis
MBTA subway station

One of four ways to enter Davis station

Station statistics

Address

Holland Street & Elm Street
Somerville, MA

Lines

Red Line

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

Bicycle facilities

165 spaces

Other information

Opened

8 December 1984

Accessible

Owned by

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Services

Preceding station		MBTA		Following station
Alewife Terminus		Red Line		Porter toward Ashmont or Braintree

Davis Station is located at the intersection of Holland Street, Elm Street, and College Avenue (Davis Square), in Somerville. It opened on December 8, 1984. Davis T Station is named after the Davis family of Massachusetts, a political dynasty whose members, over 220 years, have held at least 20 federal and state elected offices throughout New England. Its facilities include:

a station on the MBTA's Red Line
a bus terminal for local routes, with a dedicated busway
bicycle parking
connections to the Somerville Community Path and the Cambridge Linear Park
public art, including tiles made by local school children during station construction and an installation of life-size sculptures. [1]

[edit] Attractions

Tufts University, about a 10 minute walk north along College Avenue.
Davis Square, which features:
- theater and cinema
- shops and restaurants

Davis is wheelchair accessible. See MBTA accessibility.

[edit] Bus Connections

87 Arlington Center or Clarendon Hill - Lechmere Station & Green Line via Somerville
88 Clarendon Hill - Lechmere Station via Highland Avenue
89 Clarendon Hill or Davis Square - Sullivan Square Station & Orange Line via Broadway
90 Davis Square - Wellington Station & Orange Line via Sullivan Square Station & Assembly Square Mall
94 Medford Square - Davis Square Station via West Medford & Medford Hillside
96 Medford Square - Harvard Station via George St. & Davis Square Station