Park Street (MBTA station) - Definition and Overview

Park Street Station of the MBTA, located at the intersection Park Street and Tremont Street in Boston, is the main transfer point between the Green Line and the Red Line.

The Green Line portion of this station was originally constructed in 1897, making it one of the two oldest subway stations in the United States, along with Boylston. The Red Line portion beneath it, sometimes called Park Street Under, was constructed in 1912.

Facilities

• Underground Winter Street Concourse to Downtown Crossing, for a connection to the Orange Line and Silver Line buses.

Attractions

• the Massachusetts State House, seat of the state's government
• Boston Common
• Suffolk University
• Freedom Trail
• the Boston Paulist Center
• theater and cinema
• shops and restaurants

Park Street Station is wheelchair accessible, after a renovation completed in 2004. See MBTA accessibility.