The South Station Bus Terminal is the main gateway for interstate buses into Boston, Massachusetts. It is located at 700 Atlantic Avenue, at the intersection with Beach Street, in the Chinatown/Leather District neighborhoods.[1][2] The facility is immediately south-southwest of the main MBTA/Amtrak South Station terminal. The station building, which was constructed in the 1990s, is a mixture of glass and metallic exterior, with mainly a red-granite stone and metallic surfaced interior. Situated in isolation from the main South Station train terminal, the bus terminal is strikingly vertical in design and covers five floors, above the train tracks.
Once built, the building served as a nexus to consolidate several intercity bus locations serving Boston into a single central location. This shift facilitated the removal of the main bus terminal at the heart of Dewey Square, a shift from the former Greyhound Bus terminal at number 10 St. James Avenue in the Back Bay area, and the transferal of various curbside Chinatown bus lines into this one facility. Continental Trailways service also previously operated from a terminal in the Back Bay, until sometime in the 1980s.
The station contains a variety of amenities for waiting passengers. These include a newsstand and snack bar; three fast-food outlets: Honey Dew Donuts, D'Angelos, and McDonalds; a number of payphones; free 15-minute public parking on the roof,[3] and restrooms. Like other significant transportation facilities, it also contains full service ticket counters and seating areas.
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