- Downtown Crossing (MBTA station)
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Orange line train inbound to Oak Grove at Downtown CrossingStation statistics Address Corner of Summer and Washington or Chauncey Streets
Downtown BostonCoordinates 42°21′20″N 71°03′38″W / 42.3555°N 71.0605°WCoordinates: 42°21′20″N 71°03′38″W / 42.3555°N 71.0605°W Lines Connections Levels 2 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 toward Forest HillsOrange Line toward Oak Grovetoward AlewifeRed Line South Stationtoward Dudley SquareSilver Line Terminus One-way operationConnecting lines toward Boston CollegeGreen Line "B" BranchTransfer at: Park StreetTerminustoward RiversideGreen Line "D" BranchTransfer at: Park Streettoward Cleveland CircleGreen Line "C" BranchTransfer at: Park Streettoward North Stationtoward Heath StreetGreen Line "E" BranchTransfer at: Park Streettoward LechmereLocation 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.
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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.
Gallery
External links
- MBTA Red, Orange, and Silver Lines -- Downtown Crossing Station
- Downtown Crossing Station Information
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