"T" sign and top of glass pyramid from roof-level parking deck of Alewife Station, September 2004

Alewife Station, located at the intersection of Fresh Pond Parkway and Rindge Avenue, in Cambridge, Massachusetts is a local transportation hub. It opened on March 30, 1985. Its facilities include:

• the northern terminus of the Boston subway's Red Line
• a bus terminal for several local routes
• A 2595-space multi-level parking garage with a direct connection to Route 2 at Exit 61.
• Bicycle parking for 174 cycles
• connections to the Minuteman Bikeway the Somerville Community Path and the little known Fitchburg Cutoff Rail Trail (http://www.pathfriends.org/fitchcut/).
• pedestrian access to East Arlington, via the Minuteman Bike Path and Thorndike Street in Arlington.
• A small food court

Attractions

• The Rindge Avenue Extension office park
• Alewife Reservation, a wetlands conservation area with walking trails, adjacent to the station on the north side.
• Russell Field and Danehy Park
• Fresh Pond Shopping Center and cinema

Alewife Station is wheelchair accessible. See MBTA accessibility.

External links

• Station website (http://www.mbta.com/traveling_t/schedules_subway_stationinfo.asp?staname=Alewife)