Downtown Crossing (MBTA station)
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| Downtown Crossing | |||||||
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| Orange line train inbound to Oak Grove at Downtown Crossing | |||||||
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| Address | Corner of Summer and Washington or Chauncey Streets Downtown Boston |
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| Connections | transfer to Green Line by walkway to Park Street Station | ||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms: Orange Line (top), Red Line (bottom), Silver Line (surface) | ||||||
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| Opened | November 30, 1908 (Orange Line) April 4, 1915 (Red Line) July 24, 2002 (Silver Line) |
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| Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||
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.
- Street level connection to the Phase I Silver Line to Dudley
- Local buses
- Several express bus routes
- Winter Street Concourse to Park Street, for connection to the Green Line.
- Downtown Crossing Station is wheelchair accessible. See MBTA accessibility.
Flagship Filene's Basement department store.
Original site of Jordan Marsh department store, now Macy's.
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toward Forest Hills
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Orange Line |
toward Oak Grove
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toward Alewife
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Red Line | |||
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toward Dudley Square
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Silver Line | Terminus | ||
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One-way operation
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toward Boston College
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Green Line
Transfer at: Park Street
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Terminus
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toward Riverside
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Green Line
Transfer at: Park Street
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toward Cleveland Circle
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Green Line
Transfer at: Park Street
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toward North Station
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toward Heath Street
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Green Line
Transfer at: Park Street
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toward Lechmere
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