Union Park Street station is a street-level bus station on the Washington Street branch of the MBTA MBTA Silver Line bus rapid transit service in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The bus stops are staggered - the inbound (northbound) stop is just north of Union Park Street, while the outbound stop is just south of West Dedham Street a block to the south. The southbound stop was located at Union Park Street until around 2006.[citation needed] Like all Silver Line stops, Union Park Street is accessible.
Union Park Street | |||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | Washington Street at Union Park Street Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°20′29″N 71°04′09″W / 42.3414°N 71.0692°W | ||||||||||||||
Connections | MBTA bus: 8, 10 | ||||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | 2 spaces | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | July 20, 2002[1] | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
2012 | 1,561 (weekday average boardings)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Silver Line service on Washington Street began on July 20, 2002, replacing the route 49 bus. Service levels doubled on October 15, 2009, with the introduction of the SL4 route.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
External links
edit- MBTA: Washington St @ Union Pk southbound and northbound