South Station (subway)

South Station
A southbound Red Line train departing South Station in May 2024
General information
Other names	South Station Under
Location	Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′09″N 71°03′19″W / 42.35261°N 71.05536°W / 42.35261; -71.05536
Line(s)	Cambridge-Dorchester Tunnel (Red Line) South Boston Transitway (Silver Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms (Red Line) 2 side platforms (Silver Line tunnel) 1 side platform (Silver Line street)
Tracks	2 (Red Line)
Connections	MBTA bus: 4, 7, 11 MBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak at South Station Intercity buses at South Station Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	"Pedal and Park" bicycle cage
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	August 22, 1901 (Atlantic Avenue Elevated)[1] December 3, 1916 (Red Line)[2][1] December 17, 2004 (Silver Line)[1]
Closed	September 30, 1938 (Atlantic Avenue Elevated)[1]
Rebuilt	1988–1993, 2002–2004
Passengers
FY2019	24,639 (weekday average boardings)[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Downtown Crossing toward Alewife Red Line Broadway toward Ashmont or Braintree Terminus Silver Line SL1 Courthouse toward Logan Airport terminals Silver Line SL2 Courthouse toward Design Center Silver Line SL3 Courthouse toward Chelsea Chinatown One-way operation Silver Line SL4 (at surface stop) Terminus Chinatown Gate toward Nubian
Former services Preceding station MBTA Following station Terminus Silver Line SL3 Closed 2009 Courthouse toward City Point Preceding station Boston Elevated Railway Following station Terminus Atlantic Avenue Elevated Closed 1938 Rowes Wharf toward North Station Dover toward Dudley Atlantic Avenue Elevated Rush hours only Closed 1938
Location

South Station (also signed as South Station Under) is a transfer station on the MBTA rapid transit Red Line and bus rapid transit Silver Line, located at Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is a part of the South Station complex, the second busiest transportation center in New England.^[4] Eight MBTA Commuter Rail and three Amtrak intercity rail services terminate at South Station; many of those passengers then transfer to the rapid transit lines to reach other destinations in the city. With 24,639 daily boardings in 2019, South Station is the busiest station on the MBTA rapid transit system.^[3]