South Station

South Station is a railroad terminal located at Dewey Square in downtown , . It is the busiest railroad station in and the second-busiest transportation facility.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: train station in Boston
  • Also known as: “The Governor Michael S. Dukakis Transportation Center at South Station”
  • Address: 700 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02210 and 02110
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boston Children’s Museum and TD Garden.

Museum
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Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in , Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the , Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States. is situated 1,600 feet east of South Station.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose arena in , Massachusetts. It is located directly above the MBTA's , and it replaced the original upon opening in 1995. is situated 1¼ miles north of South Station.

Residential building
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is a skyscraper in , Massachusetts, the high-rise portion of a three-building development. Construction on Phase 1 of the project, a 51-story, 678-foot tower with offices and condominiums, started in January 2020 and finished in September 2025.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leather District and Financial District.

Neighborhood
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The is a neighborhood of near South Street, between the Financial District and . The 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.

Suburb
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The of is located in , near and . Like many areas within Boston, the has no official definition.

Suburb
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Downtown 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

Latitude
42.35075° or 42° 21′ 3″ north
Longitude
-71.05553° or 71° 3′ 20″ west
Levels
6
Operator
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Network
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Open location code
87JC9W2V+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29742438
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q54453
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Satellite Map

Discover South Station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“South Station” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “محطة بوسطن الجنوبية”
  • Catalan: “South Station”
  • Chinese: “南站”
  • Chinese: “波士頓南站”
  • Chinese: “波士顿南站”
  • Danish: “South Station”
  • Dutch: “South Station”
  • Esperanto: “Bostona Suda Stacidomo”
  • French: “Boston South”
  • French: “gare de Boston South”
  • French: “South Station”
  • German: “Boston South Station”
  • Hebrew: “התחנה הדרומית”
  • Italian: “Boston South Station”
  • Italian: “South Station”
  • Italian: “stazione di Boston Sud”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Boston Sud”
  • Japanese: “サウス駅 (ボストン)”
  • Japanese: “サウス駅”
  • Japanese: “ボストン南駅”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “South Station”
  • Polish: “Boston South Station”
  • Portuguese: “South Station”
  • Spanish: “South Station”
  • Swedish: “South Station”
  • Urdu: “ساؤتھ اسٹیشن”

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