Massachusetts Avenue station
Massachusetts Avenue is a rapid transit station in the South End and Symphony neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA Orange Line, and is located at 380 Massachusetts Avenue. The station opened in 1987 as part of the renovation and relocation of the southern Orange Line into the Southwest Corridor. The Orange line runs parallel to the Northeast Corridor, which carries Amtrak trains and several MBTA commuter rail lines.
Like all stations on the Orange Line, Massachusetts Avenue is accessible. The station has a single island platform serving the two tracks of the Orange Line. The main headhouse is located on the south side of Massachusetts Avenue; a pedestrian tunnel leads to a secondary entrance on the north side. An exit-only staircase at the south end of the platform leads to a footbridge connecting Gainsborough Street and Camden Street. The MBTA plans to add a fare lobby and elevator at the footbridge. A design contract was awarded in April 2020.History
Chickering station, located northeast of Camden Street where it crossed the rail line, was opened by the 1870s. It was closed in 1896 because Back Bay station was under construction just to the northeast.
