South Station
South Station is a transfer station on the MBTA rapid transit Red Line and bus rapid transit Silver Line, located at Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway stop
- Description: Rapid transit station in Boston
- Also known as: “South Station Under”
- Address: Boston, MA 02110
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Station and Boston Children’s Museum.
South Station
Railway station
Photo: ArnoldReinhold, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Station is a railroad terminal located at Dewey Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the busiest railroad station in Greater Boston and the second-busiest transportation facility. South Station is situated 730 feet south of South Station.
Boston Children’s Museum
Museum
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Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the Fort Point Channel, Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States. Boston Children’s Museum is situated 1,600 feet east of South Station.
One Financial Center
Photo: Solarapex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
One Financial Center is a modern skyscraper adjacent to Dewey Square in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1983 by Rose Associates, it is Boston's 12th-tallest building, standing 590 feet tall, and housing 46 floors.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leather District and Financial District.
Leather District
Neighborhood
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The Leather District is a neighborhood of Boston near South Street, between the Financial District and Chinatown. The Leather District is a tightly defined area bounded by Kneeland Street to the south, Essex Street to the north, Atlantic Avenue to the east and Lincoln Street to the west.
Financial District
Suburb
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The Financial District of Boston is located in Downtown Boston, near Government Center and Chinatown. Like many areas within Boston, the Financial District has no official definition.
Downtown Boston
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Downtown Boston is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.
South Station
- Categories: metro station, underground railway station, bus stop, underground station, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.35274° or 42° 21′ 10″ northLongitude
-71.05539° or 71° 3′ 19″ westOpen location code
87JC9W3V+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 69482993OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopWikidata ID
Q7568548
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“South Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “南站”
- Chinese: “波士頓南站”
- Chinese: “波士顿南站”
- French: “South Station”
- Spanish: “Estación del Sur (Metro de Boston)”
- Spanish: “Estación del Sur”
- Spanish: “South Station (Metro de Boston)”
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Highlights include Rose Kennedy Greenway and Federal Reserve Bank Building.
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