Quincy Adams (MBTA station)
Encyclopedia
Quincy Adams Station, located at Burgin Parkway and Centre Street, in Quincy, Massachusetts
, is the next to last station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
's Red Line
Braintree branch.
The station features a large park and ride
garage, with space for 2378 automobiles. It can be easily reached from Exit 19 off Route 3, near where it connects with Interstate 93
. There is also a connection to bus route 238.
The station opened on September 10, 1983, and is wheelchair accessible. See MBTA accessibility
.
There was once a surcharge for entering or exiting the subway system at this station.
The station is notable for its lack of an entrance on the east side of the tracks, on Independence Avenue. As a result, the residential neighborhood immediately to the east is more than a mile away from the nearest entrance by road. The Independence Avenue entrance was closed in the 1980s because people complained about traffic problems from cars dropping people off at the station, and concerns that commuters would park on residential streets.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...
, is the next to last station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. Officially a "body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the...
's Red Line
Red Line (MBTA)
The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the MBTA running roughly north-south through Boston, Massachusetts into neighboring communities. The line begins west of Boston, in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Alewife station, near the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Route 2...
Braintree branch.
The station features a large park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
garage, with space for 2378 automobiles. It can be easily reached from Exit 19 off Route 3, near where it connects with Interstate 93
Interstate 93
Interstate 93 is an Interstate Highway in the New England section of the United States. Its southern terminus is in Canton, Massachusetts, in the Boston metropolitan area, at Interstate 95; its northern terminus is near St. Johnsbury, Vermont, at Interstate 91...
. There is also a connection to bus route 238.
The station opened on September 10, 1983, and is wheelchair accessible. See MBTA accessibility
MBTA accessibility
Physical accessibility on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority system is incomplete but improving, with accessibility on all buses , all Orange Line stations, all but 2 Red Line stations, and all but 2 Blue Line stations...
.
There was once a surcharge for entering or exiting the subway system at this station.
The station is notable for its lack of an entrance on the east side of the tracks, on Independence Avenue. As a result, the residential neighborhood immediately to the east is more than a mile away from the nearest entrance by road. The Independence Avenue entrance was closed in the 1980s because people complained about traffic problems from cars dropping people off at the station, and concerns that commuters would park on residential streets.
MBTA Bus connections
- Route 238 - to Holbrook/Randolph (MBTA station)Holbrook/Randolph (MBTA station)Holbrook/Randolph Station is a rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail system in Randolph, Massachusetts. The station is located at the corner of Union and Center Streets near the Holbrook town line. Service to the station is provided by the Middleborough/Lakeville Line from Boston to Brockton,...