Central (MBTA station)

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Central
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Cambridge Tube Station
Central
Red Line platform
Basic data
Opened March 23, 1912
Tracks (platform) 2 (2 side platforms )
Coordinates 42 ° 21 '54 "  N , 71 ° 6' 12"  W Coordinates: 42 ° 21 '54 "  N , 71 ° 6' 12"  W.
use
Line (s) _ Red Line
Passengers 14,531 per day

Central is the name of a metro station of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in Cambridge in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It provides the eponymous Central Square access to line Red Line .

history

The Central Station was opened together with the Park Street , Kendall / MIT and Harvard stations in March 1912. The mosaics that represent the name of the station above the platforms also date from this period .

Railway systems

Track, signal and security systems

The underground station has two tracks that are accessible via two side platforms .

building

The subway station is located in Central Square at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue , Western Avenue , Prospect Street, and Magazine Street . It is completely barrier-free .

environment

There is a connection to eight MBTA bus routes at the station, and there are also 36 parking spaces for bicycles.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ridership and Service Statistics. ( PDF ; 6.2 MB) Thirteenth Edition 2010. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority , 2010, accessed March 2, 2013 .
  2. ^ Jonathan Belcher: Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2013. ( PDF ; 911 kB) January 1, 2013, accessed on March 2, 2013 (English).

Web links

Commons : Central station (MBTA)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
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