MBTA Blue Line - Definition and Overview

The Blue Line is one of the four subway lines of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. It extends from Wonderland Station in Revere in the north to Bowdoin Street near Beacon Hill in Boston in the south. It meets the Green Line at Government Center and the Orange Line at State Street. It also provides mass-transit service to Logan International Airport. The line is designated "Blue" because for much of its length it uses the old Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad right-of-way along the seacoast in Revere and East Boston.

There is currently (2004) a proposal to extend the Blue Line northward to reach as far as Salem, Massachusetts; the land to extend the line was purchased during initial construction, but due to budgetary constraints, Wonderland was designated the northern terminus. There is also a plan to extend the line south to Charles/MGH, where it would connect with the Red Line. This was one of the mitigation measures the State of Massachusetts agreed to as part of the Big Dig.

Stations

• Bowdoin
• Government Center
• State
• Aquarium
• Maverick
• Airport
• Wood Island
• Orient Heights
• Suffolk Downs
• Beachmont
• Revere Beach
• Wonderland

Accessibility

The Blue Line is accessible except for the most important stations, those downtown. Currently, the outbound Blue Line platform at State Street is wheelchair accessible to the street. Inbound wheelchair users can take the Blue Line to Government Center and cross the platform there to an oubund Blue Line train and take it to the accessible State Street platform. The MBTA has plans to make the remaining Blue Line stations accessible as part of a larger effort to permit 6 car trains on the line. See MBTA accessibility.