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The MBTA has one BRT line, the Silver Line, although this operates in two discontinuous sections.
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In an effort to provide service intermediate in speed and capacity between subways and buses, the MBTA has begun projects using the Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT, system.
The MBTA has proposed providing commuter rail service to the city.
Lynn has a stop on the Newburyport / Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail, and several MBTA bus routes that connect it with Boston and the neighboring communities.
* Mishawum is a stop on the MBTA Commuter Rail's Lowell Line that currently has only limited reverse rush hour service.
A proposal has been made to extend existing MBTA commuter rail service from Boston through Haverhill, Massachusetts into Plaistow, and is being studied.
Federal funding has been provided for preliminary planning of a MBTA station in the city, with a request for proposals expected in early 2011.
The closest MBTA ' T ' subway stations are Alewife, Cambridge, to the south-east ( the station has a large parking garage ) and Wellington Station, Medford, on the Orange Line, also roughly, to the east ( also has large parking garage ).
Winchester has two " Zone 1 " stops on the MBTA Commuter Rail Lowell Line: Wedgemere and Winchester Center.
Winchester also has a Chamber of Commerce located on the platform of the " Winchester " station of the MBTA Commuter Rail.
Andover has two stops, Ballardvale and Andover along the Haverhill / Reading Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail, providing rail service from Haverhill to Boston's North Station.
Ipswich has a station along the Newburyport / Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail, providing service between Newburyport and Boston's North Station.
So far, the MBTA only has one pair of the modified rolling stock, and the cars operate in a consist that runs only once during the morning rush hour toward Alewife and once during the evening rush hour toward Braintree, departing Alewife at the top of the evening rush.
Advocates on both sides of the issue, including the Arborway Committee and Better Transit Without Trolleys, present compelling arguments for improved service while the MBTA has not yet committed to a permanent transit solution.
The right-of-way is owned by the MBTA and has only two at-grade crossings on its 2. 6-mile route.
The Needham Branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail network has three stations in West Roxbury ( Bellevue, Highland and West Roxbury ).
The MBTA has also refurbished many stations, and these too are accessible.
As of April 2008, the MBTA has said that they do not have funds to add two levels to the parking garage to add capacity, which would cost $ 30 million to $ 35 million and add about 1300 spaces.
The tunnel is still in place underground and used for MBTA storage, but the aboveground section has been demolished save for one stone marked by the Boston Elevated Railway.
One of the most complex subway stations of the MBTA system, Harvard has two side platforms built on two levels, with outbound trains running on the upper level and inbound trains on the lower level.
Porter has a refreshment vendor outside the fare turnstiles on the mezzanine, and, unlike most MBTA stations, public bathrooms.
Brighton is accessible via the " B " Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's ( MBTA ) Green Line light rail service, which has 11 stops along Commonwealth Avenue in Brighton.
As part of the project, a second headhouse has been proposed on Cambridge Street in the direction of Bowdoin station ( the Blue Line terminus ), a stop which the MBTA may eventually close.
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The Newburyport / Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail passes through the southeast corner of town, between two stations in Lynn ( at the GE plant and at Central Square ) and one in nearby Chelsea.
Weymouth is served by several MBTA Bus routes as well as three MBTA Commuter Rail stations: two on the Greenbush Line, at Weymouth Landing and near Jackson Square, and one on the Old Colony Line at South Weymouth.
Rowley is one of the stations along the Newburyport / Rockport Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail, providing service between Newburyport to the North Shore and Boston's North Station.
The Blue Line is one of four subway lines of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ( MBTA ) serving Downtown, East Boston and the North Shore.
The Davis Square T station is one of the stops on the Red Line of the MBTA subway.
Bridgewater State University is one of the few public colleges in the United States to have its own commuter train station ( MBTA ) directly on the campus grounds.
* Of those MBTA commuter rail stations that have wheelchair access, most only have a short elevated platform that serves one or two cars.
The station's northbound ( outbound ) platform is above the station's southbound ( inbound ) platform, making it one of four stations in the MBTA system to have bi-level platforms.
The station, located partially over the intersection of Cambridge and Charles streets, is one of a small number of elevated rapid transit stations remaining in the MBTA system.
It is one of the city's two terminals for Amtrak and MBTA commuter trains, the other being South Station.
Transfers to Amtrak and the MBTA Commuter Rail's Providence / Stoughton, Needham, Franklin, and Framingham / Worcester Lines may also be made at Back Bay, a one seat ride on the Orange Line from North Station.
* Only selected MBTA commuter rail stations have wheelchair access and most of those have short elevated platforms on the outbound end that only serve one or two cars.
* Only selected MBTA commuter rail stations have wheelchair access and most of those have short elevated platforms that only serve one or two cars.
Boylston is one of the two oldest stations on the Green Line light rail service of the MBTA rapid transport network, and is located on the southeast corner of Boston Common at the intersection of Boylston and Tremont Streets.
The MBTA in Boston has 18 of the original model F40PHs, all but one are in service.
Examples of coded track circuit systems include the Pennsylvania Railroad standard system, a variation of which is used on the London Underground Victoria Line, and one used on the MBTA Red Line.
As of February 2012 MBTA operates a fleet of ninety diesel locomotives, including five leased from MARC, one under repair and three undergoing overhauls.
* Only selected MBTA commuter rail stations have wheelchair access and most of those have short elevated platforms that only serve one or two cars.
Science Park is one of a small number of elevated rapid transit stations remaining in the MBTA system.
The center is about one block south of the World Trade Center station on the MBTA Silver Line, with direct connections to South Station and Logan airport.
Riverside is one of a few ground-level MBTA light rail stations with a fare controlled platform area aka prepayment stations.
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