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Encyclopedia > Boston Back Bay
Boston Back Bay Station
Station statistics
Address 145 Dartmouth Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Lines Acela Express - Lake Shore Limited - Regional
Other service MBTA Orange Line, bus routes and Commuter Rail
Other information
Accessible
Code BBY
Owned by MBTA
Northeast Corridor
Principal stations

Boston South Station
Boston Back Bay
Route 128
Providence
New Haven
Stamford
New York
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Metropark
Princeton Junction
Trenton
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Washington DC
Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City 232. ... Acela Express (often called simply Acela, leading to early confusion with the Acela Regional and Acela Commuter) is the name used by Amtrak for the high-speed tilting train service operating between Washington, D.C. and Boston via New York City and Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the... The Lake Shore Limited is a train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States on routes formally traveled by the famed 20th Century Limited. ... Regional is Amtraks service between Newport News, Virginia and Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [1] formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA area. ... The Orange Line is one of the four subway lines of the MBTA. It extends from Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain, Boston in the south to Oak Grove in Malden, Massachusetts in the north. ... The MBTA Commuter Rail is the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. ... Image File history File links Handicap_reverse. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Amtrak waiting area Route 128 Station, located at Exit 13 off Interstate 95/US 1 (known locally as Route 128), in Westwood, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. ... The Amtrak station in Providence, Rhode Island is served by Amtrak and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. ... State Street Station (also known as New Haven-State Street) is the secondary railroad passenger station in New Haven, Connecticut located 1. ... This article is about a railway station in North America. ... Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as Penn Station) is the major intercity rail station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. ... Pennsylvania Station (Newark) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Metropark is the name of a train station in Woodbridge, New Jersey which is served by Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains (as part of the Northeast Corridor). ... The Princeton Branch platform at Princeton Junction station. ... Trenton Rail Station is the main passenger train station in Trenton, New Jersey. ... 30th Street Station is the main railroad station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Wilmington Train Station is the passenger rail station in Wilmington, Delaware, formerly known as Pennsylvania Station. ... Exterior of Penn Station Pennsylvania Station (generally referred to as Penn Station) is the main train station in Baltimore, Maryland. ... The BWI Airport Rail Station is a train station in Linthicum, Maryland adjacent to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI). ... Union Station is the grand ceremonial train station designed to be the entrance to Washington, D.C. when it opened in 1907. ...

Back Bay Station, located at 145 Dartmouth Street, between Stuart Street and Columbus Avenue, in Back Bay, Boston, is an important transportation center. Its facilities include: This article is about the neighborhood of Back Bay. ...

Back Bay Station opened May, 1987 as part of the Orange Line's Southwest Corridor project and was dedicated by Governor Michael Dukakis. Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... Most of the NEC (those sections shown in red, except Boston to the Rhode Island state line) is owned by Amtrak. ... Acela Express (often called simply Acela, leading to early confusion with the Acela Regional and Acela Commuter) is the name used by Amtrak for the high-speed tilting train service operating between Washington, D.C. and Boston via New York City and Philadelphia along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837  - Mayor... The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [1] formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA area. ... The Orange Line is one of the four subway lines of the MBTA. It extends from Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain, Boston in the south to Oak Grove in Malden, Massachusetts in the north. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician, former Governor of Massachusetts, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. ...


As Amtrak's Downeaster trains to Maine do not stop at Back Bay or South Station, travelers that wish to make a connection via subway are advised to disembark at this station and take the Orange Line to North Station, which is where Downeaster service terminates. The Downeaster is a 116-mile (187 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak, connecting North Station in Boston, Massachusetts to Portland, Maine. ... Official language(s) None (English de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... South Station front entrance. ... Platforms at North Station North Station, located at Causeway and Nashua Streets, in Boston, Massachusetts is a major transportation hub. ...


Attractions

Prudential Tower in 2005. ... The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center located in Bostons Back Bay has 193,000 square feet of exhibit space and can accommodate up to four concurrent events. ... John Hancock Tower, 200 Clarendon St. ... Categories: Stub | Boston ... Trinity Church in Boston. ... The Southwest corridor or Southwest Expressway was a project designed to bring a four-lane highway into the City of Boston from a direction southwesterly of downtown. ...

Accessibility

  • Back Bay Station is wheelchair accessible.
  • Other Amtrak stations on the Northeast Corridor are generally accessible.
  • Back Bay Station has a full length high level platform for Amtrak Northeast Corridor and MBTA Attleboro/Providence trains but only a short high level platform for MBTA Framingham/Worcester and Amtrak Chicago trains (which operate on different tracks from the Northeast Corridor service).
  • Some MBTA commuter rail stations have no wheelchair access and many of those that do have short high level platforms that only serve one or two cars.
  • See MBTA accessibility.

As is true for most mass transit systems, much of the Boston subway and commuter rail lines were built before wheelchair access was a requirement. ...

External links

Previous station   Amtrak   Next station
toward Chicago
  Lake Shore Limited  
Terminus
toward Washington
  Acela Express  
  Regional  
Previous station   MBTA   Next station
  Orange Line  
toward Oak Grove
Yawkey
toward Worcester
  Framingham/Worcester Line  
Terminus
toward Needham Heights
  Needham Line  
toward Forge Park/495
  Franklin Line  
toward Providence or Stoughton
  Providence/Stoughton Line  

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