Downtown Crossing (MBTA station)

DOWNTOWN CROSSING

Orange line train inbound to Oak Grove at Downtown Crossing

Station statistics

Address

Corner of Summer and Washington or Chauncey Streets
Downtown Boston

Lines

Orange Line

Red Line

Silver Line

Connections

Green Line via Winter Street Concourse to Park Street

Levels

Platforms

2 side platforms (on each level)

Tracks

2 (on each underground level)

Other information

Opened

November 30, 1908 (Orange Line)
April 4, 1915 (Red Line)
July 24, 2002 (Silver Line)

Accessible

Owned by

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Formerly

Washington

Services

Preceding station	MBTA	Following station
Chinatown toward Forest Hills	Orange Line	State toward Oak Grove
Park Street toward Alewife	Red Line	South Station toward Ashmont or Braintree
Boylston toward Dudley Square	Silver Line SL5	Terminus
Chinatown One-way operation	Silver Line SL5	Terminus
	Connecting lines
Boylston toward Boston College	Green Line "B" Branch Transfer at: Park Street	Government Center Terminus
Boylston toward Riverside	Green Line "D" Branch Transfer at: Park Street	Government Center Terminus
Boylston toward Cleveland Circle	Green Line "C" Branch Transfer at: Park Street	Government Center toward North Station
Boylston toward Heath Street	Green Line "E" Branch Transfer at: Park Street	Government Center toward Lechmere

Location

Downtown Crossing Station of the MBTA, located at the corner of Washington Street and Summer Street and the corner of Chauncey Street and Summer Street in Boston, is the main transfer point between the Orange Line and the Red Line. It is named after Downtown Crossing, the shopping area above the station. It had formerly been known as "Washington" on the Red Line and "Summer and Winter" or "Washington Under" on the Orange Line, for the streets above ground.

1 Facilities
2 Attractions
3 Bus connections
4 Accessibility
5 Gallery
6 External links

Facilities

Street level connection to the Phase I Silver Line to Dudley
Street level boarding for local and express buses
Winter Street Concourse to Park Street, for connection to the Green Line.
Downtown Crossing Station is wheelchair accessible. See MBTA accessibility.

Attractions

Original site of Jordan Marsh department store, now Macy's.
Boston Common
Downtown Crossing

Bus connections

92 Assembly Square Marketplace - Downtown via Sullivan Square Station & Haymarket Station
93 Sullivan Square Station - Downtown via Haymarket Station
448 Marblehead - Downtown Crossing via Paradise Road & Logan Airport Terminal C
449 Marblehead - Downtown Crossing via Humphrey Street & Logan Airport Terminal C
459 Salem Depot - Downtown via Central Square, Lynn & Logan Airport Terminal C
500 Express Bus Riverside Station - Downtown Boston via Mass Pike
501 Express Bus Brighton Center - Downtown Boston via Mass Pike
504 Express Bus Watertown Yard or Newton Corner - Downtown via Mass Pike
505 Express Bus Central Square, Waltham - Downtown Boston via Moody Street

Accessibility

All platforms are accessible through elevators.

Downtown Crossing (MBTA station)

Contents

Facilities

Attractions

Bus connections

Accessibility

Gallery

External links