Quincy Center is a station on the 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...

 subway

Rapid transit

A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...

 at 1300 Hancock Street and Washington Street, serving the Quincy Center area of Quincy, Massachusetts

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...

. Its other facilities include nearby stops on the MBTA Commuter Rail

MBTA Commuter Rail

The MBTA Commuter Rail serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. It is operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company a joint partnership of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate...

, Old Colony Lines, and bus connections at street level.

History

Quincy Center Station opened in 1971 as part of the new South Shore branch of the 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...

. Service began on the Middleborough/Lakeville and Plymouth/Kingston commuter rail lines in 1997; Greenbush Line service began on October 31, 2007.

Bus connections

North Quincy or Fields Corner

Fields Corner (MBTA station)

Fields Corner is a station on the rapid transit Red Line at Fields Corner in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It opened on November 5, 1927, serving as the south end of the line for about a year...

 via Neponset Ave. & Hancock St. Squantum via North Quincy or Billings Rd. North Quincy Sta.

North Quincy (MBTA station)

North Quincy is a station on the Red Line subway at East Squantum Street between Hancock Street and Newport Avenue in Quincy, Massachusetts, and serves North Quincy High School, the State Street Bank complex, and the North Quincy and Montclair neighborhoods. Its other facilities include bus...

 Germantown

Germantown, Quincy, Massachusetts

Germantown is a primarily residential neighborhood in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. The neighborhood is located on a peninsula surrounded by Town River Bay on the west and Rock Island Cove on the east. This peninsula was known since the 1640s as “Shed's Neck”.Palmer Street, the main...

 via Sea St. Ashmont Station

Ashmont (MBTA station)

Ashmont is located on the Red Line in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It opened on September 1, 1928, and is the subway terminal for the Red Line's Dorchester Branch. Ashmont is also the terminus of the light rail Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, which loops around on an elevated viaduct...

 via West Quincy Hough's Neck

Hough's Neck

Houghs Neck is a one-square-mile peninsula in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is surrounded by Quincy Bay, Hingham Bay and Rock Island Cove...

 via Sea St. Ashmont Station

Ashmont (MBTA station)

Ashmont is located on the Red Line in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It opened on September 1, 1928, and is the subway terminal for the Red Line's Dorchester Branch. Ashmont is also the terminus of the light rail Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, which loops around on an elevated viaduct...

 via Wollaston Beach Hingham

Hingham, Massachusetts

Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561...

 Fort Point East Weymouth Weymouth Landing via Quincy Ave. Montello Commuter Rail Station

Montello (MBTA station)

Montello is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Brockton, Massachusetts on the Middleborough/Lakeville Line. Montello Station was built on a line that was once part of the original Fall River Railroad.-References:*. MBTA. Retrieved on 2007-12-27....

 via Holbrook

Holbrook, Massachusetts

Holbrook is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2010 census, the town population was 10,791.- History :Before European settlement, the area now known as Holbrook, Massachusetts, like all of New England, had long been inhabited by Algonquian-speaking peoples.Holbrook was...

 South Shore Plaza

South Shore Plaza

South Shore Plaza is an enclosed shopping mall located in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States. It is anchored by Lord & Taylor, Macy's, Sears, Nordstrom, and Target. The mall currently has of retail and dining space, including a large food court....

 Holbrook/Randolph Commuter Rail 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,...

 via Crawford Square Mattapan Sta.

Mattapan (MBTA station)

Mattapan or Mattapan Sq. is the southern terminus of the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line in Boston, Massachusetts. It is in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. The station is a major transfer facility, served by several bus lines.- Reconstruction :...

via Pleasant St.

External links

• MBTA - Quincy Center Station
• MBTA - Old Colony Lines
• MBTA - Greenbush Line
• Burgin Pkwy entrance from Google Maps Street View