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North Station

North Station


North Station

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MBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak Downeaster trains at North Station

Location 126 Causeway Street
Boston
Coordinates
42°21′57″N 71°03′40″W / 42.3657°N 71.061°W / 42.3657; -71.061Coordinates: 42°21′57″N 71°03′40″W / 42.3657°N 71.061°W / 42.3657; -71.061
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Platforms 6 island platforms (Commuter Rail and Amtrak; only 5 active)
2 side platforms and 1 island platform (Orange Line and Green Line)
Tracks 12 (Commuter Rail and Amtrak; only 10 active)
2 (Orange Line)
2 (Green Line)
Connections
Bus transport MBTA Bus: 4
Bus transport CRTMA: EZRide
Construction
Parking 1275 spaces (privately owned garage)
38 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities 20 spaces
Hubway dock
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code BON (Amtrak)
Fare zone 1A (MBTA Commuter Rail)
History
Opened September 3, 1898 (Green Line surface)
June 19, 1901 (Orange Line elevated)
June 1, 1912 (Green Line elevated)
1928 (commuter and intercity rail)
April 7, 1975 (Orange Line subway)
June 28, 2004 (Green Line subway)[1]
Closed April 4, 1975 (Orange Line elevated)
March 28, 1997 (Green Line surface)
June 25, 2004 (Green Line elevated)[1]
Rebuilt 1995, January 2007 (commuter rail)
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 17,079 daily boardings[2] (MBTA subway)
Passengers (2012) 16,436 daily boardings[3] (MBTA Commuter Rail)
Passengers (2017) 448,483 annual boardings and alightings[4]Increase 5.62% (Amtrak)




Services







































































Preceding station
 

BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak
 
Following station
Terminus Downeaster
Woburn–Anderson

toward Brunswick


MBTA Commuter Rail

Porter

toward Wachusett

Fitchburg Line Terminus
Terminus Lowell Line
West Medford

toward Lowell


Haverhill Line
Limited service


West Medford

toward Haverhill

Haverhill Line
Malden Center

toward Haverhill

Newburyport/​Rockport Line
Chelsea

toward Newburyport or Rockport


MBTA Subway

Haymarket

toward Cleveland Circle


Green Line
"C" Branch

Terminus

Haymarket

toward Heath Street


Green Line
"E" Branch


Science Park

toward Lechmere


Haymarket

toward Forest Hills

Orange Line
Community College

toward Oak Grove





Former / future services






























































Preceding station
 

MBTA.svg MBTA
 
Following station
 

Starting 2021
 

Haymarket

toward Riverside


Green Line
"D" Branch


Science Park

toward College Avenue


Haymarket

toward Heath Street


Green Line
"E" Branch


Science Park

toward Union Square

 

Former services
 

MBTA Commuter Rail

Cambridge

toward South Sudbury


Central Mass Branch
Closed 1971

Terminus

Cambridge

toward Bedford


Lexington Branch
Closed 1977

Terminus
Lowell Line
Woburn Branch

Closed 1981


West Medford

toward Woburn


Boston Elevated Railway

Battery Street

toward South Station or Dudley


Atlantic Avenue Elevated
Closed 1938

Terminus


North Station is a major transportation hub located at Causeway and Nashua Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is one of the city's two inbound terminals for Amtrak and MBTA Commuter Rail trains, the other being South Station. The main concourse of North Station is located at the street level immediately below TD Garden, a major sports arena. The arena is also used for concerts and other events, taking advantage of the extensive transportation connections at the site.


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Contents






  • 1 Description


    • 1.1 Rail station


    • 1.2 Subway station


      • 1.2.1 Station layout




    • 1.3 Accessibility


    • 1.4 Bus connections


    • 1.5 Lovejoy Wharf




  • 2 History


    • 2.1 Early history


      • 2.1.1 North Union Station


      • 2.1.2 Construction of the subways




    • 2.2 North Station


      • 2.2.1 1959 bombing


      • 2.2.2 End of interstate service




    • 2.3 MBTA era


      • 2.3.1 Subway station


      • 2.3.2 New station


      • 2.3.3 "Superstation"


      • 2.3.4 Renovation


      • 2.3.5 Boston Garden Towers changes


      • 2.3.6 Drawbridge replacement






  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Description



Rail station




North Station is located on the first floor of the TD Garden, with its platforms extending to the north (lower right)


North Station facilities include:



  • Terminus for MBTA Commuter Rail northern routes and Amtrak's Downeaster service

  • Staffed ticket windows

  • Small food court and waiting area

  • Direct access to adjacent TD Garden for sporting and other events

  • Parking garage (privately operated)


Several MBTA commuter rail lines, plus Amtrak's Northeast Corridor service to New York City, Philadelphia, 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 and the MBTA Commuter Rail's Providence/Stoughton, Needham, Franklin, and Framingham/Worcester Lines may also be made at Back Bay, a one-seat ride on the Orange Line from North Station. Additionally, transfers from the Fitchburg Line to the South Station lines can be made at Porter, a one-seat ride on the Red Line. A North–South Rail Link is proposed to link North and South Stations, but as of May 2006 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has withdrawn its sponsorship of the proposal due to its high cost.



Subway station




An Orange Line train at North Station in 2006


  • Station on the Boston subway's Orange Line and Green Line


Station layout


































G
Street Level
Exit/Entrance

B1

Outbound

Green Line toward Lechmere (Science Park)
Green Line short turn →

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Mezzanine
One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
Connection to MBTA Commuter Rail/Amtrak platforms

B2

Inbound
Green Line toward Cleveland Circle or Heath Street (Haymarket)

Island platform, doors will open on the left for Green Line trains and right for Orange Line trains

Inbound
Orange Line toward Forest Hills (Haymarket)

Outbound

Orange Line toward Oak Grove (Community College)

Side platform, doors will open on the right


Accessibility



North Station is wheelchair accessible on all modes. There is a cross-platform connection between the inbound Orange Line and the inbound Green Line; transferring in other directions is accessible but requires the use of elevators. All other Orange Line stations are accessible as well, but not all Green Line stations are wheelchair accessible.


Most major stations on the MBTA Commuter Rail routes are accessible with full-length high or mini-high platforms, but some stations are not accessible. All Downeaster stations are accessible with high platforms or low platforms with wheelchair lifts.



Bus connections


One MBTA Bus route and one privately run (but open to the public) route serve North Station:




  • 4 North Station - World Trade Center via Federal Courthouse & South Station

  • EZRide Shuttle


The 4 runs on Causeway Street, with stops near Canal Street. The EZRide Shuttle loops on Red Auerbach Way with a stop near the secondary entrance to North Station.[5]



Lovejoy Wharf




Water taxi and former ferry dock at Lovejoy Wharf in 2014


Lovejoy Wharf, located off Beverly Street northeast of North Station, is the head of navigation of the Charles River due to the adjacent Charles River Dam.[5] It is served by water taxi services to Logan Airport and the Boston waterfront by two private companies.[6]


Scheduled ferry service was formerly operated to Lovejoy Wharf as well. Two MBTA Boat routes - the F3 Lovejoy Wharf - Boston Navy Yard and F5 Lovejoy Wharf - World Trade Center via Moakley Courthouse - began operation in 1997 during Big Dig construction.[7] They were discontinued on January 21, 2005 due to low ridership.[7][8] The F5X Lovejoy Wharf - World Trade Center Express route, which did not rely on MBTA funding, was run until February 24, 2006.[8]




History



Early history



North Union Station




North Union Station, circa 1897


Before North Union Station opened on the spot in 1893, there were four separate stations in the area:[9]



  • 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 and precessors. The other three were all on the north side of Causeway Street, with the first two in the area where North Station is now.

  • 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.


Just south of North Station was the Canal Street Incline through which the Tremont Street Subway (now part of the Green Line) went from surface to subway, and later the Washington Street Tunnel connected to the Charlestown Elevated (both later part of the Orange Line).



Construction of the subways


The Tremont Street Subway was extended north from Park Street in 1898. It rose to the surface at the Canal Street Incline, with a surface terminal at Causeway Street. The Main Line Elevated opened in 1901 with an elevated station at North Union Station. Elevated trains ran south through the Tremont Street Subway, north on the Charlestown Elevated, and east along the waterfront on the Atlantic Avenue Elevated. The elevated moved into its own tunnel in 1908.[1]


The Causeway Street Elevated opened in 1912, with an elevated tram station over Causeway Street. The project included a single-track platform for Atlantic Avenue Elevated shuttle trains.



North Station




North Station circa 1928


The original North Union Station was demolished in 1928 to make way for the Boston Garden, which included a new North Station as part of the design.


The Atlantic Avenue elevated was reduced to a North Station-South Station shuttle by 1928 after an accident at Beach Street, and closed entirely in 1938. It was demolished in 1942, but the shuttle platform remained intact.




1959 bombing




Aftermath of the June 1959 bombing


In 1959, a bomb exploded in a locker in the Main Line Elevated station, killing one M.T.A. worker. Operations were suspended the rest of the day, and the track was up and running the next day, contrary to public expectations. Further bomb threats were phoned in, but no other bombs were found.[10]



End of interstate service




North Station in the early 1960s


Until the 1960s, the station was the hub for long-distance B&M service to multiple locales north and west of Boston, usually in conjunction with other railroads. Service cutbacks began in the 1950s, and service soon dwindled down to commuter rail operations. The sole interstate routes remaining after 1965 were single daily round trips to Concord and Dover in New Hampshire, which lasted until June 30, 1967.[1] By this point, the interstate train itineraries consisted of self-propelled Budd Rail Diesel Cars, often just one or two cars for the trip.


Limited MBTA Commuter Rail service to Concord, New Hampshire was run from January 28, 1980 to March 1, 1981 as part of a federally funded experiment.[1]



































































Name Final B & M station at peak level Partner railroad in continuing joint train service Final destination Year discontinued
The Minute Man
Troy, New York via Fitchburg, Massachusetts and Greenfield, Massachusetts
New York Central Chicago, Illinois 1960
The Cheshire
Bellows Falls, Vermont via Fitchburg, Massachusetts and Keene, New Hampshire
- - 1958
Green Mountain Flyer Bellows Falls, Vermont Rutland Railway
Burlington, Vermont, Montreal, Quebec
1953

Ambassador[11]

White River Junction, Vermont via Lowell, Massachusetts and Concord, New Hampshire
Central Vermont Railway
Essex Junction, Vermont, Montreal, Quebec
1966

Alouette[12]

Wells River, Vermont via Lowell, Massachusetts and Concord, New Hampshire
Canadian Pacific Railway Montreal, Quebec 1965
Flying Yankee
Portland, Maine via Dover, New Hampshire
Maine Central Railroad Bangor, Maine 1957
Aroostook Flyer Portland, Maine
Maine Central Railroad
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
Bangor, Maine, Presque Isle, Maine
1961

The Gull[12]
Portland, Maine
Maine Central Railroad
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railway

Halifax, Nova Scotia via Saint John, New Brunswick
1960


MBTA era



Subway station


In 1975, the Orange Line was moved underground as part of the Haymarket North Extension project.



New station


The FleetCenter (now the TD Garden) replaced Boston Garden in 1995, including a redesigned North Station.



"Superstation"




A southbound Green Line train at the "superstation" in February 2006


In November 2005, the MBTA completed construction of its "North Station Superstation" project, which placed the Green Line underground, offering inbound cross-platform transfers between the Green and Orange Lines. Outbound Green Line trains arrive on the mezzanine level, still within fare control. The project was done primarily to improve transfer between the two lines but also to tear down the old elevated North Station Green Line stop and the old Causeway Street Elevated structure.[1]



Renovation




Expanded waiting area for commuter rail and Amtrak trains


In April 2006, the MBTA announced plans to enlarge the cramped waiting area in the aboveground portion of the station, by building over the south end of the tracks and platforms. The expansion was substantially completed by the end of January 2007 and was paid for by Delaware North Companies, owners of the TD Garden, who signed a deal for sharing revenue from concessions and advertising with the MBTA. The redesigned station was built for 12 tracks, but only 10 were placed in service.[citation needed]



Boston Garden Towers changes


Beginning in early 2016, Boston Properties is building 'The Boston Garden', a mixed-use development including two towers, on the former Boston Garden site. The development will include a new entrance to the rail station from Causeway Street opposite Canal Street, plus an underground passageway from the rail station to the subway station.[13][14] The MBTA subway headhouse on the north side of Causeway Street was permanently closed on January 2, 2016; the underground connection which replaces it is scheduled to open in December 2018.[15][16]


New elevators are also planned to be added to the Valenti Way headhouse to improve accessibility.[17]



Drawbridge replacement


The two aging two-track drawbridges at North Station are planned to be replaced by two new three-track spans, which will be more reliable and have higher capacity. A sixth platform will be added to serve new tracks 11 and 12, the Fitchburg mainline will be slightly relocated to provide more layover space near the maintenance facility, and FX interlocking will be reconfigured.[18] As of October 2016[update], bidding for a $75 million contract on the drawbridge work is expected to begin in December 2016.[19]



References





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  2. ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.


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  4. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Massachusetts" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.


  5. ^ ab "North Station Neighborhood Map" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. April 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2015.


  6. ^ "Water Transport: Water Shuttles and Water Taxis". Massachusetts Port Authority. Retrieved December 8, 2015.


  7. ^ ab "Lovejoy Ferry Service Ends" (PDF). TRANSreport. Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization: 3. January 2005. Retrieved November 25, 2015.


  8. ^ ab "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2014.


  9. ^ See map: History of the West End - Key Locations


  10. ^ "North Station Explosion, 1959". Celebrate Boston. Retrieved January 25, 2015.


  11. ^ "White River Junction, Vt. and Area, 1964-65 and 2000". Trainweb.org. September 2002.


  12. ^ ab VanBokkelen, James. "Run-Through Passenger Trains in New England". Far Acres Farm. Retrieved April 2, 2017.


  13. ^ Carlock, Caroline (November 5, 2015). "Boston Properties clears major hurdle for ambitious Boston Garden project". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved November 25, 2015.


  14. ^ Epsilon Associates, Inc. (September 6, 2013). "Expanded Project Notification Form: The Boston Garden". Boston Redevelopment Authority. Retrieved November 25, 2015.


  15. ^ "Subway Service Alerts: Green Line". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 25, 2015. Archived from the original on November 26, 2015.


  16. ^ Vaccaro, Adam (November 7, 2018). "New tunnel will save North Station commuters unpleasant winter walk". Boston Globe.


  17. ^ Brelsford, Laura (December 5, 2016). "MBTA System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives: December 2016 Update" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. p. 10.


  18. ^ "Commuter Rail Schedules Initiative: North Side" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 6, 2015. p. 13.


  19. ^ "Future Construction Contract Bid Solicitations". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 2016. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016.




External links







  • Boston North Station – Amtrak

  • MBTA: Boston North Station

    • Commuter Rail

    • Green and Orange Lines



  • Boston North Amtrak Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)

  • Causeway Street and Accolyn Way entrance from Google Maps Street View

  • Commuter Rail and Amtrak platforms from Google Maps Street View

  • Boston-North Station, MA (BON) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)

  • Boston Redevelopment Authority - The Boston Garden












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