North Station

North Station
MBTA Commuter Rail trains at North Station in July 2021
General information
Location126 Causeway Street
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
Coordinates42°21′59″N 71°03′44″W / 42.36630°N 71.06222°W / 42.36630; -71.06222
Owned byMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)Western Route
Eastern Route
New Hampshire Main Line
Fitchburg Route
Platforms5 island platforms
Tracks10
Connections  Green Line   Orange Line  at North Station
Bus transport MBTA bus: 4
Bus transport EZRide
Construction
Parking1,275 spaces (privately owned garage)
38 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities20 spaces; Bluebikes dock
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: BON
Fare zone1A (MBTA Commuter Rail)
History
Opened1893 (North Union Station)
Rebuilt1928, 1989, 1995, January 2007
Passengers
201218,427 daily boardings[1] (MBTA Commuter Rail)
FY 2023399,798 annual boardings and alightings[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Downeaster Woburn
toward Brunswick
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Porter
toward Wachusett
Fitchburg Line Terminus
West Medford
toward Lowell
Lowell Line
West Medford
toward Haverhill
Haverhill Line
(limited service)
Terminus Haverhill Line Malden Center
toward Haverhill
Newburyport/​Rockport Line Chelsea
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Cambridge
toward Bedford
Lexington Branch
(closed 1977)
Terminus
Cambridge Central Mass Branch
(closed 1971)
Preceding station Boston and Maine Railroad Following station
Cambridge Central Mass Branch Terminus
Cambridge
toward Fitchburg
Boston – Fitchburg
Cambridge
toward Troy
Boston – Troy
Union Square
toward Waltham
Watertown Branch
Prospect Hill Boston – Concord, NH
Terminus Western Route East Somerville
toward Portland
Eastern Route
Medford Branch East Somerville
toward Medford
Location
Map

North Station is a commuter rail and intercity rail terminal station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is served by four MBTA Commuter Rail lines – the Fitchburg Line, Haverhill Line, Lowell Line, and Newburyport/Rockport Line – and the Amtrak Downeaster intercity service. The concourse is located under the TD Garden arena, with the platforms extending north towards drawbridges over the Charles River. The eponymous subway station, served by the Green Line and Orange Line, is connected to the concourse with an underground passageway.

  1. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: Commonwealth of Massachusetts" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.

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