Ruggles (MBTA station)

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Ruggles

Ruggles station platform. The commuter rail tracks are on the opposite side of the fence.
Station statistics
Address Ruggles and Tremont Streets, Boston
Coordinates 42°20′10″N 71°05′22″W / 42.3362, -71.0895Coordinates: 42°20′10″N 71°05′22″W / 42.3362, -71.0895
Lines
Orange Line
Franklin Line
Needham Line
Providence/Stoughton Line
Bicycle facilities 12 spaces
Other information
Opened May 4, 1987
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
Franklin Line
Needham Line
Providence/Stoughton Line
Orange Line
toward Oak Grove

Ruggles Station is a MBTA subway station on the Orange Line; it is also a MBTA commuter rail station serving the Providence/Stoughton, Franklin, and Needham Lines. It is located at the intersection of Ruggles and Tremont Streets in Boston, Massachusetts. The station occupies the site that was previously the South End Grounds, home of the Boston Braves. Ruggles also serves as a major bus terminal for city bus routes listed here:

  • 8: Harbor Point/Umass - Kenmore Station via B.U. Medical Center & Dudley Station
  • 15: Kane Sq. or Fields Corner Station - Ruggles Station via Uphams Corner
  • 19: Fields Corner Station - Kenmore or Ruggles Station via Grove Hall & Dudley Station
  • 22: Ashmont Station - Ruggles Station via Talbot Ave. & Jackson Square
  • 23: Ashmont Station - Ruggles Station via Washington St.
  • 28: Mattapan Station - Ruggles Station via Dudley Station
  • 42: Forest Hills Station - Dudley or Ruggles Station via Washington St.
  • 43: Ruggles Station - Park & Tremont Sts. via Tremont St.
  • 44: Jackson Square - Ruggles Station via Seaver St. and Humboldt Ave.
  • 45: Franklin Park Zoo - Ruggles Sta. via Blue Hill Ave.
  • 47: Central Sq., Cambridge - Broadway Station via B.U. Medical Center, Dudley Station and the Longwood Medical Area
  • CT2: Sullivan Station - Ruggles Station via Kendall/M.I.T.
  • CT3: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Andrew Station via B.U. Medical Center

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[edit] Accessibility

This station is fully wheelchair accessible.