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South_Station
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As of April 13, 2026

127 years old
approximately!

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South Station
The exterior of South Station, with the South Station Tower in the background (2025)
General information
Location	700 Atlantic Avenue Boston, Massachusetts United States
Owned by	Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Lines	Attleboro Line (Northeast Corridor) Dorchester Branch Old Colony Mainline
Platforms	6 island platforms, 2 side platforms
Tracks	13
Connections	Intercity buses at bus terminal Red Line, Silver Line at subway station MBTA bus: 4, 7, 11
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Bike lockers (Currently closed due to construction)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: BOS
IATA code	ZTO
Fare zone	1A (MBTA Commuter Rail)
History
Opened	1899
Rebuilt	1985
Passengers
2024	22,467 daily boardings (MBTA Commuter Rail)
FY 2025	1,884,275 annual (Amtrak)
Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Boston Back Bay toward Washington, D.C. Acela Terminus Boston Back Bay toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Boston Back Bay toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Preceding station MBTA Following station Back Bay toward Worcester Framingham/​Worcester Line Terminus Back Bay toward Needham Heights Needham Line Back Bay weekdays toward Forge Park/495 or Foxboro Franklin/​Foxboro Line Newmarket toward Forge Park/495 or Foxboro Back Bay toward Foxboro Foxboro event service Back Bay toward Wickford Junction or Stoughton Providence/​Stoughton Line Newmarket toward Readville Fairmount Line Terminus Fall River/​New Bedford Line JFK/UMass toward Fall River or New Bedford Greenbush Line JFK/UMass toward Greenbush Kingston Line JFK/UMass toward Kingston CapeFLYER seasonal Braintree toward Hyannis
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Boston Back Bay toward Newport News Twilight Shoreliner Terminus Route 128 toward New Haven Beacon Hill Boston Back Bay 1978-1979 toward New Haven Boston Back Bay toward Tri-State Hilltopper Boston Back Bay toward Harrisburg Valley Forge 1974-1975, weekends only Boston Back Bay toward Philadelphia Bay State Boston Back Bay toward St. Petersburg or Miami Meteor Preceding station MBTA Following station Back Bay toward Dedham Dedham Branch Closed 1967 Terminus Back Bay toward Millis Millis Branch Closed 1967 Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Trinity Place / Huntington Avenue toward Albany Boston and Albany Railroad Main Line Terminus Trinity Place / Huntington Avenue toward Riverside Highland branch Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Boston Back Bay toward New Haven Shore Line Terminus Terminus South Shore Line Atlantic toward Greenbush Uphams Corner toward Readville Boston–​Readville via Midland Branch Terminus
South Station Headhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	42°21′07″N 71°03′19″W / 42.35194°N 71.05528°W / 42.35194; -71.05528
Area	0.5 acres (0.2 ha)
Architect	Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge; Norcross Bros.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	75000299
Added to NRHP	February 13, 1975
Track layout Streets, I-90, I-93, and SL4 are omitted For the MBTA subway station, see 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 to Back Bay to JFK/UMass & Newmarket This diagram: view talk edit
Location

Wikipedia Categories

• Railway stations in Boston
• Amtrak stations in Massachusetts
• Stations on the Northeast Corridor
• Union stations in the United States
• Transit centers in the United States
• MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Boston
• Landmarks in Financial District, Boston
• Use American English from February 2025
• Former Boston and Albany Railroad stations
• National Register of Historic Places in Boston
• Articles using NRISref without a reference number
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1899
• Historic American Engineering Record in Massachusetts
• Former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad stations
• Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts

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