Central (MBTA station)

CENTRAL
Station statistics
Address At the intersection of Prospect and Magazine Streets and Massachusetts and Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Lines
  Red Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Bicycle facilities 36 spaces
Other information
Opened March 23, 1912
Accessible
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
toward Alewife
 Red Line
toward Ashmont or Braintree
Location

Central (also Central Square) is an MBTA Red Line subway station located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Western Avenue, Prospect Street, and Magazine Street at Central Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It also includes a street-level bus terminal for local routes.

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Attractions

Bus connections

Accessibility

Central is wheelchair accessible. The elevator on the south side of Mass Ave serves the inbound platform and the elevator on the north side of Mass Ave serves the outbound platform. See MBTA accessibility.

There are different entrances for inbound and outbound trains; there is no fare-controlled connection between the two platforms.

Trivia

A fictionalized version of Central's platform area appears as a backdrop in the Xbox and PlayStation 2 game Karaoke Revolution.

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