Downtown Crossing station
Downtown Crossing station is an underground Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rapid transit station located in the Downtown Crossing retail district in the downtown core of Boston, Massachusetts. It is served by the Orange Line and Red Line, and is one of four "hub stations" on the MBTA subway system. Downtown Crossing is also a major bus transfer location serving 13 MBTA bus routes, including one Silver Line route. It is the second busiest subway station in the MBTA network, with an average of 24,074 entries per weekday in FY2019.
A northbound Orange Line train leaving Downtown Crossing in 2024
New elevators under construction in 2018
Summer station under construction in July 1908, five months before opening
The Red Line platforms at Downtown Crossing station were formerly named "Washington".
Downtown Crossing is a shopping district within downtown Boston, Massachusetts, located east of Boston Common, west of the Financial District, south of Government Center, and north of Chinatown and the old Combat Zone. It features large department stores as well as restaurants, souvenir sellers, general retail establishments, and street vendors. The Downtown Crossing MBTA station lies in the center of the district.
Washington Street, Downtown Crossing
Intersection of Washington Street, Summer Street and Winter Street, 1857 (engraving by Winslow Homer
Downtown Crossing c. 1910
Washington Street seen from Summer Street intersection, with Old South Meeting House visible in background
