The World Trade Center station is a transportation station in Boston, Massachusetts, on the MBTA's bus rapid transit (BRT) Silver Line. The station is located on Congress Street at C Street/World Trade Center Avenue on the South Boston Waterfront. It is between Boston's World Trade Center and Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC), and near Commonwealth Pier and a seasonal ferry to Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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Accessibility
The station is fully accessible and offers connections among Silver Line routes.
Maps World Trade Center (MBTA station)
Layout and design
The station was designed by G plus G Architects. Its mezzanine level is intended to represent an underwater environment, with blue lighting, an undulating ceiling and sandy, mica-flecked stone tiles. Lenticular art designed by Marybeth Mungovan and Jason Asselin is installed on the lobby level of the station.
Nearby destinations
- Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC)
- Boston Harborwalk
- Commonwealth Pier and charter boats
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (ICA)
- Restaurants
- Seaport Hotel and Seaport World Trade Center
- Seasonal ferry to Provincetown, Massachusetts
Future plans
World Trade Center Station is a planned stop on the MBTA's Silver Line Gateway service to Chelsea, Massachusetts. In the future this route might be extended to the proposed Urban Ring Project, a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line designed to connect the current MBTA Lines to reduce strain on the downtown stations.
References
External links
- MBTA Silver Line -- WTC Station
- Provincetown ferry
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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