North Station (Boston)

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Boston North Station
Address	126 Causeway St. Boston, Massachusetts 02114
Amtrak routes	Downeaster
Other service	MBTA Orange Line/Green Line, bus routes and commuter rail
Amtrak code	BON
Owned by	MBTA

	Orange Line
									Oak Grove
									Malden Center
									Wellington
									Sullivan Square
									Community College
									North Station
									Haymarket
									State
									Downtown Crossing
									Chinatown
									NE Medical Center
									Back Bay
									Mass Ave
									Ruggles
									Roxbury Crossing
									Jackson Sq
									Stony Brook
									Green Street
									Forest Hills
	Old Main Line Elevated stations Everett - Sullivan Square Thompson Square City Square - North Station Tunnel (Haymarket to Chinatown) Dover - Northampton - Dudley Egleston - Green - Forest Hills

	Green Line
									Lechmere "E" END
									Science Park
									North Station "C" END
									Haymarket
									Government Center "B"-"D" END
									Park Street
									Boylston
									Arlington
									Copley
									"E" Branch to Heath
									Hynes/ICA
									Kenmore
	"B" Branch to Boston College "C" Branch to Cleveland Circle "D" Branch to Riverside

North Station, located at Causeway and Nashua Streets, in Boston, Massachusetts is a major transportation hub. Its facilities include:

• terminus for MBTA Commuter Rail northern routes
• a station on the Boston subway's Orange Line and Green Line.
• the southern terminus of Amtrak's Downeaster Maine train service.
• local bus service.
• Water taxi service at nearby Lovejoy Wharf.
• staffed ticket windows.
• a small food court and waiting area
• parking garage (privately operated)

In April 2006, the MBTA announced plans to enlarge the cramped waiting area at the station by building over the south end of the tracks and platforms. The expansion is expected to be completed by November and will be paid for by Delaware North Companies, owners the adjacent TD Banknorth Garden, who will share revenue from concessions and advertising with the T.

Note: Several MBTA commuter rail lines, plus Amtrak's Northeast Corridor service to New York City, Washington, D.C. and beyond, originate from South Station, about 1-1/4 miles around the Boston peninsula from North Station. No direct link exists between the two stations although MBTA subway connections are available. Transfers to Amtrak may also be made at Back Bay, a one seat ride on the Orange Line from North Station. See also North-South Rail Link.

History

• The Boston and Maine Railroad terminal was just north of Haymarket Square, between Canal Street and Haverhill Street, stretching most of the way to Traverse Street. This approach was later used by the Green Line and Orange Line.

• The Boston and Lowell Railroad terminal was on the east side of Nashua Street, stretching east for about a block.
• Next was the Eastern Railroad terminal, across Causeway Street from Friend Street.
• The Fitchburg Railroad station was on the other side of the Boston and Maine Railroad approach, right next to Beverly Street, the approach to the Warren Bridge.

Timeline

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Nearby destinations

• Boston's TD Banknorth Garden (formerly called the FleetCenter), home of the Boston Bruins hockey and Boston Celtics basketball teams
• Sports and ethnic bars and restaurants along Causeway Street
• Boston's North End, a majority-Italian ethnic neighborhood with a wide variety of restaurants, Old North Church, and Paul Revere's house.

Bus connections

• 4 World Trade Center via Federal Courthouse & South Station
• EZRide Cambridge

Accessibility

Platforms at North Station, with Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge in background

• North Station is wheelchair accessible.
• Other Amtrak stations on the Maine route may have low-level platforms, but Amtrak provides level boarding through the use of station-board lifts.
• Only selected MBTA commuter rail stations have wheelchair access and most of those have short elevated platforms on the outbound end that only serve one or two cars. See MBTA accessibility.

References

• Various Sanborn maps

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