North Station - Definition and Overview

Platforms at North Station

• terminus for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail northern routes
• a station on the Boston subway's Orange Line and Green Line.
• the southern terminus of Amtrak's Downeaster Maine train service.
• local bus service.
• staffed ticket windows.
• a small food court and waiting area

Note: Several MBTA commuter rail lines plus Amtrak's Northeast Corridor service to New York City and Washington, D.C. do not stop at North Station. They terminate at South Station, about 1-1/4 mile away.

Attractions

• Boston's Fleet Center, home of the Boston Bruins hockey and Boston Celtics basketball teams
• sports and ethnic bars and restaurants along Causeway Street

Accessibility

• North Station is wheelchair accessible.
• Other Amtrak stations on the Maine route may have low-level platforms, but Amtrak provides level boarding through the use of station-board lifts.
• Only selected MBTA commuter rail stations have wheelchair access and most of those have short elevated platforms that only serve one or two cars. See MBTA accessibility.