South Station

South Station
South Station and South Station Tower construction in 2023
General information
Location	700 Atlantic Avenue Boston, Massachusetts United States
Owned by	Massachusetts Department of Transportation[1]
Line(s)	Attleboro Line (Northeast Corridor) Dorchester Branch Old Colony Mainline
Platforms	6 island platforms, 2 side platforms
Tracks	13
Connections	Intercity buses at bus terminal Red Line, Silver Line at subway station MBTA bus: 4, 7, 11
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Bike lockers (Currently closed due to construction)[2]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: BOS
IATA code	ZTO
Fare zone	1A (MBTA Commuter Rail)
History
Opened	1899
Rebuilt	1985
Passengers
2018	28,416 daily boardings[3] (MBTA Commuter Rail)
FY 2022	1,216,560[4] (Amtrak only)
Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Boston Back Bay toward Washington, D.C. Acela Terminus Boston Back Bay toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Boston Back Bay toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Preceding station MBTA Following station Back Bay toward Worcester Framingham/​Worcester Line Terminus Back Bay toward Needham Heights Needham Line Back Bay weekdays toward Forge Park/495 or Foxboro Franklin/​Foxboro Line Newmarket toward Forge Park/495 or Foxboro Back Bay toward Foxboro Foxboro event service Back Bay toward Wickford Junction or Stoughton Providence/​Stoughton Line Newmarket toward Readville Fairmount Line Terminus Greenbush Line JFK/UMass toward Greenbush Kingston Line JFK/UMass toward Kingston Middleborough/​Lakeville Line JFK/UMass toward Middleborough/​Lakeville CapeFLYER seasonal Braintree toward Hyannis
Former services Preceding station MBTA Following station Back Bay toward Dedham Dedham Branch Closed 1967 Terminus Back Bay toward Millis Millis Branch Closed 1967 Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Trinity Place / Huntington Avenue toward Albany Boston and Albany Railroad Main Line Terminus Trinity Place / Huntington Avenue toward Riverside Highland branch Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Boston Back Bay toward New Haven Shore Line Terminus Terminus South Shore Line Atlantic toward Greenbush Uphams Corner toward Readville Boston–​Readville via Midland Branch Terminus
Future services Preceding station MBTA Following station Terminus South Coast Rail Phase 1 (2024) JFK/UMass toward Fall River or New Bedford Back Bay toward Battleship Cove or New Bedford South Coast Rail Phase 2 (2030) Terminus
South Station Headhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	42°21′07″N 71°03′19″W / 42.35194°N 71.05528°W / 42.35194; -71.05528
Area	0.5 acres (0.2 ha)
Architect	Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge; Norcross Bros.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	75000299[5]
Added to NRHP	February 13, 1975
Location

South Station, officially The Governor Michael S. Dukakis Transportation Center at South Station, is the largest railroad station and intercity bus terminal in Greater Boston and New England's second-largest transportation center after Logan International Airport.^[6] Located at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street in Dewey Square, Boston, Massachusetts, the historic station building was constructed in 1899 to replace the downtown terminals of several railroads. Today, it serves as a major intermodal domestic transportation hub, with service to the Greater Boston region and the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. It is used by thousands of commuter rail and intercity rail passengers daily. Connections to the rapid transit Red Line and bus rapid transit Silver Line are made through the adjacent subway station.

The station was renamed for former Massachusetts governor Michael S. Dukakis in November 2014, though maps and station signs continue to use the shorter "South Station".^[7]