Downtown Crossing (MBTA-Station)

Downtown Crossing is the name of an application running on two levels as Tower Station subway station of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ( MBTA ) in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. It provides access to the underground lines Orange Line and Red Line and the Silver Line bus route. The station is the main transfer point between the two metro lines and is named after the district of Downtown Crossing, which is located directly above the subway station.

History

On November 30, 1908, the Station Downtown Crossing as part of the Washington Street tunnel (now the Orange Line ) was opened. The platform in a northerly direction was called Summer and one in southern direction as winter, so that the station was called the Summer / Winter himself. In 1915, the second level was added to the connection to the Red Line and the subway station referred to this line as Washington. To simplify the timetables and to avoid confusion, the entire station was eventually renamed in 1967 in Washington and on May 4, 1987 in Downtown Crossing.

Railway facilities

Track, signaling and safety systems

Metro Station has four side platforms and four tracks, one of which is on each of the two planes, two are.

Building

The metro station is located at the intersection of Summer and Washington and is completely accessible.

Surroundings

At the station there is a connection to 15 bus lines as well as for the MBTA Silver Line 5. In the immediate vicinity of the Boston Common is.