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Boston's MBTA Subway Trains | |
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Visitors to Boston will find the Red Line and Green Line , which intersect at Park Street Station beneath Boston Common, most useful for seeing the sights. The Blue Line and Silver Line are useful for getting to and from Logan Airport. Fare is $2 for most rides. Red LineYou'll find the Red Line most useful for travel between South Station Transportation Center, (Amtrak intercity trains, MBTA Commuter Rail trains, and intercity buses), Downtown Crossing (the heart of Boston's shopping district), Park Street Station (beneath Boston Common), Massachusetts General Hospital, Kendall Square/MIT, Harvard Square, and Davis Square/Tufts University. More... Green LineThe elaborate Green Line goes from Lechmere Square near the Museum of Science in East Cambridge through Park Street Station (beneath Boston Common) and central Boston, to Copley Square, after which it splits into four lines. More... Blue LineThe Blue Line connects downtown Boston (Government Center, State Street) with the Airport station at Logan International Airport. You can also use the Blue Line to reach the New England Aquarium. More... Orange LineThe Orange Line between Oak Grove and Forest Hills is useful to out-of-town visitors for travel between Chinatown, Downtown Crossing, State Street and Haymarket., and especially north across the Charles River to Charlestown, Bunker Hill and the USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides"). More... Silver LineThe Silver Line is a limited-access trolleybus/diesel bus line rather than a train, connecting South Station Transportation Center with Logan Airport, Boston's Seaport World Trade Center, the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Black Falcon Cruise Terminal, and hotels in the Seaport District. More... FaresTo ride MBTA subway trains and buses, you use either a Charlie Ticket or a Charlie Card. More... Children under 5 years of age ride free. Kids 5 to 11 pay a reduced fare for most rides. Junior and senior high school students must have an MBTA Student ID to qualify for the reduced student fare. Seniors 65 years and older pay half-fare at most stations if they have an MBTA Senior Citizen ID Card. Hours of OperationTimes on subway and bus lines vary, but you're pretty sure of being able to take the T any day from 5 am up to 12:30 am (and up to 1 am on some lines). After that, be prepared to take a taxi, unless you get the final trip time from an officer of the line, and meet the schedule. Hours may vary on Sunday. More InformationVisit the MBTA website or the MBTA Information Booth at Park Street Station beneath Boston Common.
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An entrance to Park
Street Station beneath Boston
Common, the heart
of Boston's MBTA subway system.
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