Central (MBTA station)
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| Central Station (or Central Square Station) |
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| Station statistics | |
| Address | At the intersection of Prospect and Magazine Streets and Massachusetts and Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA |
| Lines | MBTA Subway Red Line |
| Bicycle facilities | 36 spaces |
| Other information | |
| Opened | March 23, 1912 |
| Accessible |  |
| Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
Central Station is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Western Avenue, Prospect Street, and Magazine Street (Central Square), in Cambridge, MA. Its facilities include:
- a station on the Boston subway's Red Line
- a street-level bus terminal for local routes
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[edit] Attractions
- MIT, about a 12-minute walk south along Massachusetts Avenue (note that the Kendall stop is much closer).
- Cambridge City Hall
- main Cambridge post office (02139)
- shops and restaurants
- churches, mosque and synagogues
[edit] Bus connections
- 1 Harvard/Holyoke Gate-Dudley Sta. via Mass Ave.
- 47 Central Sq.,Cambridge-Broadway Sta. Via B.U. Medical Center
- 64 Oak Sq.-University Park or Kendall/MIT
- 70 Cedarwood or Watertown Sq.-University Park
- 70A North Waltham-University Park
- 83 Rindge Avenue-Central Sta.,Cambridge
- 91 Sullivan Sq. Sta-Central Sq.,Cambridge via Washington St.
- CT1 Central Sq.,Cambridge-B.U. Medical Ctr./Boston Medical Ctr. Via M.I.T.
[edit] Accessibility
Central Square Station is wheelchair accessible. See MBTA accessibility.
[edit] Trivia
Central Station's platform area appears as a backdrop in the Xbox game Karaoke Revolution.
[edit] External links
- Central Square Station website
- nycsubway.org - Historical photo of Central Station in 1980
