List of MBTA bus routes
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus division operates the following bus routes, in Boston, Massachusetts, many of which are descendants of the streetcar routes of the Boston Elevated Railway or a suburban company.
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Silver Line [edit]
The Silver Line is a bus rapid transit system marketed as rapid transit. It is divided into two branches: Waterfront service (SL1, SL2, and the rush-hour Shuttle) that runs through the South Boston Transitway tunnel, and Washington Street service (SL4 and SL5) that runs on the surface via Washington Street. The Waterfront service costs the same as a subway fare, while the Washington Street service costs a regular bus fare.
| Route | Description | MBTA link |
|---|---|---|
| SL1 | Logan Airport - South Station | Link |
| SL2 | Design Center - South Station | Link |
| Shuttle | Silver Line Way - South Station | Link |
| SL4 | Dudley Station - South Station at Essex Street | Link |
| SL5 | Dudley Station - Downtown Crossing at Temple Place | Link |
Crosstown [edit]
The crosstown (CT) buses provide limited-stop service on three routes that connect major subway and bus transfer points.
| Route | Description | MBTA link |
|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Central Square, Cambridge - B.U. Medical Center/Boston Medical Center via M.I.T. | Link |
| CT2 | Sullivan Station - Ruggles Station via Kendall/MIT | Link |
| CT3 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Andrew Station via B.U. Medical Center | Link |
1-202 [edit]
These routes all serve the immediate Boston area, and most were inherited from the Metropolitan Transit Authority. They are numbered roughly clockwise from southeast to northeast, with 4 the furthest south in South Boston (1 was a combination of the 47 and 76 in 1962) and 121 the furthest north (roughly) in East Boston. Numbers from 131 to 137 are former Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway routes in the Melrose area. 170 and 171 are special low-service routes, the 170 a variant of the 70 and the 171 a replacement for early morning CT3 service (when it was cut back from Logan Airport). Routes from 191 to 194 are single round trips in the early morning, mainly meant for subway fare collectors but open to the public. 201 and 202 were redesignations of the two directions of the 20 loop in March 2005.[1]
| Route | Description | MBTA link |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard/Holyoke Gate - Dudley Station via Massachusetts Avenue | Link |
| 4 | North Station - World Trade Center via Federal Courthouse & South Station | Link |
| 5 | City Point - McCormack Housing via Andrew Station | Link |
| 7 | City Point - Otis & Summer Streets via Summer Street & South Station | Link |
| 8 | Harbor Point/UMass - Kenmore Station via B.U. Medical Center & Dudley Station | Link |
| 9 | City Point - Copley Square via Broadway Station | Link |
| 10 | City Point - Copley Square via Andrew Station & B.U. Medical Center | Link |
| 11 | City Point - Downtown BayView Route | Link |
| 14 | Roslindale Square - Heath Street via Dudley Station, Grove Hall & Jackson Square Station | Link |
| 15 | Kane Square or Fields Corner Station - Ruggles Station via Uphams Corner | Link |
| 16 | Forest Hills Station - Andrew Station or UMass via Columbia Road | Link |
| 17 | Fields Corner Station - Andrew Station via Uphams Corner & Edward Everett Square | Link |
| 18 | Ashmont Station - Andrew Station via Fields Corner Station | Link |
| 19 | Fields Corner Station - Kenmore or Ruggles Station via Grove Hall & Dudley Station | Link |
| 21 | Ashmont Station - Forest Hills Station via Morton Street | Link |
| 22 | Ashmont Station - Ruggles Station via Talbot Avenue & Jackson Square | Link |
| 23 | Ashmont Station - Ruggles Station via Washington Street | Link |
| 24 | Wakefield Avenue & Truman Highway - Mattapan or Ashmont Station via River Street | Link |
| 26 | Ashmont Station - Norfolk & Morton Belt Line | Link |
| 27 | Mattapan Station - Ashmont Station via River Street | Link |
| 28 | Mattapan Station - Ruggles Station via Dudley Station | Link |
| 29 | Mattapan Station - Jackson Square Station via Seaver Street & Columbus Avenue | Link |
| 30 | Mattapan Station - Forest Hills Station via Cummins Highway & Roslindale Square | Link |
| 31 | Mattapan Station - Forest Hills Station via Morton Street | Link |
| 32 | Wolcott Square or Cleary Square - Forest Hills Station via Hyde Park Avenue | Link |
| 33 | Dedham Line - Mattapan Station via River Station | Link |
| 34 | Walpole Center or Dedham Line - Forest Hills Station via Washington Street | Link |
| 34E | Walpole Center - Forest Hills Station via Washington Street | Link |
| 35 | Dedham Mall/Stimson Street - Forest Hills Station via Belgrade Avenue & Centre Street | Link |
| 36 | Charles River Loop or V.A. Hospital - Forest Hills Station via Belgrade Avenue & Centre Street | Link |
| 37 | Baker & Vermont Streets - Forest Hills Station via Belgrade Avenue & Centre Street | Link |
| 38 | Wren Street - Forest Hills Station via Centre & South Streets | Link |
| 39 | Forest Hills Station - Back Bay Station via Huntington Avenue | Link |
| 40 | Georgetowne - Forest Hills Station via Washington Street & West Boundary Road | Link |
| 41 | Centre & Eliot Street - JFK/UMass Station via Dudley Station, Centre Street & Jackson Square Station | Link |
| 42 | Forest Hills Station - Dudley or Ruggles Station via Washington Street | Link |
| 43 | Ruggles Station - Park & Tremont Streets via Tremont Street | Link |
| 44 | Jackson Square Station - Ruggles Station via Seaver Street & Humboldt Avenue | Link |
| 45 | Franklin Park Zoo - Ruggles Station via Blue Hill Avenue | Link |
| 47 | Central Square, Cambridge - Broadway Station via B.U. Medical Center, Dudley Station & Longwood Medical Area | Link |
| 50 | Cleary Square - Forest Hills Station via Roslindale Square | Link |
| 51 | Cleveland Circle - Forest Hills Station via Hancock Village | Link |
| 52 | Dedham Mall or Charles River Loop - Watertown Yard via Oak Hill & Newton Center | Link |
| 55 | Jersey & Queensberry - Copley Square or Park & Tremont Street via Ipswich Street | Link |
| 57 | Watertown Yard - Kenmore Station via Newton Corner & Brighton Center | Link |
| 57A | Oak Square - Kenmore Station via Commonwealth Avenue | Link |
| 59 | Needham Junction - Watertown Square via Newtonville | Link |
| 60 | Chestnut Hill - Kenmore Station via Brookline Village & Cypress Street | Link |
| 62 | Bedford V.A. Hospital - Alewife Station via Lexington Center & Arlington Heights | Link |
| 64 | Oak Square - University Park, Cambridge or Kendall/MIT via North Beacon Street | Link |
| 65 | Brighton Center - Kenmore Station via Washington Street, Brookline Village & Brookline Avenue | Link |
| 66 | Harvard Square - Dudley Station via Allston & Brookline Village | Link |
| 67 | Turkey Hill - Alewife Station via Arlington Center | Link |
| 68 | Harvard/Holyoke Gate - Kendall/M.I.T. via Broadway | Link |
| 69 | Harvard/Holyoke Gate - Lechmere Station via Cambridge Street | Link |
| 70 | Cedarwood or Central Square, Waltham - University Park via Watertown Square, Arsenal Street & Western Avenue | Link |
| 70A | North Waltham - University Park via Watertown Square and Central Square, Cambridge | Link |
| 71 | Watertown Square - Harvard Station via Mt. Auburn Street | Link |
| 72 | Huron Avenue - Harvard Station via Concord Avenue | Link |
| 73 | Waverley Square - Harvard Station via Trapelo Road | Link |
| 74 | Belmont Center - Harvard Station via Concord Avenue | Link |
| 75 | Belmont Center - Harvard Station via Concord Avenue | Link |
| 76 | Hanscom/Lincoln Labs - Alewife Station via Lexington Center & Civil Air Terminal | Link |
| 77 | Arlington Heights - Harvard Station via Massachusetts Avenue | Link |
| 77A | North Cambridge Carhouse - Harvard Station | Link |
| 78 | Arlmont Village - Harvard Station via Park Circle | Link |
| 79 | Arlington Heights - Alewife Station via Massachusetts Avenue | Link |
| 80 | Arlington Center - Lechmere Station via Medford Hillside | Link |
| 83 | Rindge Avenue - Central Square, Cambridge via Porter Square Station | Link |
| 84 | Arlmont Village - Alewife Station | Link |
| 85 | Spring Hill - Kendall/M.I.T. Station via Summer Street & Union Square | Link |
| 86 | Sullivan Square Station - Reservoir (Cleveland Circle) via Harvard/Johnston Gate | Link |
| 87 | Arlington Center or Clarendon Hill - Lechmere Station via Somerville Avenue | Link |
| 88 | Clarendon Hill - Lechmere Station via Highland Avenue | Link |
| 89 | Clarendon Hill or Davis Square - Sullivan Square Station via Broadway | Link |
| 90 | Davis Square - Wellington Station via Sullivan Square Station & Assembly Mall | Link |
| 91 | Sullivan Square Station - Central Square, Cambridge via Washington Street | Link |
| 92 | Assembly Square Mall - Downtown via Sullivan Square Station, Main Street & Haymarket Station | Link |
| 93 | Sullivan Square Station - Downtown via Bunker Hill Street & Haymarket Station | Link |
| 94 | Medford Square - Davis Square Station via West Medford & Medford Hillside | Link |
| 95 | West Medford - Sullivan Square Station via Mystic Avenue | Link |
| 96 | Medford Square - Harvard Station via George Street & Davis Square Station | Link |
| 97 | Malden Center Station - Wellington Station via Commercial & Hancock Streets | Link |
| 99 | Boston Regional Medical Center - Wellington Station via Main Street & Malden Center Station | Link |
| 100 | Elm Street - Wellington Station via Fellsway | Link |
| 101 | Malden Center Station - Sullivan Square Station via Salem Street, Main Street & Broadway | Link |
| 104 | Malden Center Station - Sullivan Square Station via Ferry Street & Broadway | Link |
| 105 | Malden Center Station - Sullivan Square Station via Newland Street Housing | Link |
| 106 | Lebanon Street, Malden or Franklin Square - Wellington Station via Main Street | Link |
| 108 | Linden Square - Wellington Station via Malden Center Station & Highland Avenue | Link |
| 109 | Linden Square - Sullivan Square Station via Glendale Square | Link |
| 110 | Wonderland or Broadway & Park Avenue - Wellington Station via Park Avenue & Woodlawn | Link |
| 111 | Woodlawn or Broadway & Park Avenue - Haymarket Station via Mystic River/Tobin Bridge | Link |
| 112 | Wellington Station - Wood Island Station via Central Avenue, Mystic Mall & Admiral's Hill | Link |
| 114 | Bellingham Square - Maverick Station | Link |
| 116 | Wonderland Station - Maverick Station via Revere Street | Link |
| 117 | Wonderland Station - Maverick Station via Beach Street | Link |
| 119 | Northgate - Beachmont Station via Revere Center & Cooledge Housing | Link |
| 120 | Orient Heights Station - Maverick Station via Bennington Street, Jeffries Point & Waldemar Loop | Link |
| 121 | Wood Island Station - Maverick Station via Lexington Street | Link |
| 131 | Melrose Highlands - Malden Center Station via Oak Grove Station | Link |
| 132 | Redstone Shopping Center - Malden Station | Link |
| 134 | North Woburn - Wellington Station via Woburn Square, Winchester Center, & Meadow Glen Mall | Link |
| 136 | Reading Depot - Malden Station via Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove Station | Link |
| 137 | Reading Depot - Malden Station via North Avenue, Wakefield, Melrose & Oak Grove Station | Link |
| 170 | Central Square, Waltham - Dudley Square | Link |
| 171 | Dudley Station - Logan Airport via Andrew Station | Link |
| 191 | Mattapan - Haymarket via Ashmont, Fields Corner and Dudley Station | Link |
| 192 | Cleary Square - Haymarket via Forest Hills and Copley Square | Link |
| 193 | Watertown Yard - Haymarket via Kenmore Station | Link |
| 194 | Clarendon Hill - Haymarket via Sullivan Square Station | Link |
| 201 | Fields Corner or North Quincy Station - Fields Corner via Neponset Avenue to Adams Street | Link |
| 202 | Fields Corner or North Quincy Station - Fields Corner via Adams Street to Neponset Avenue | Link |
210-277 [edit]
These routes operate in the Quincy area. Routes 210-245 are based on routes originally operated by the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway, but were rerouted to terminate at Red Line rapid transit stations, principally Quincy Center. Routes 274-277 are limited-service runs, not open to the general public, which serve the homeless shelters at Long Island Hospital and Lemuel Shattuck Hospital.[1]
| Route | Description | MBTA link |
|---|---|---|
| 210 | Quincy Center Station - North Quincy Station or Fields Corner Station via Hancock Street & Neponset Avenue | Link |
| 211 | Quincy Center Station - Squantum via Montclair & North Quincy Station | Link |
| 212 | Quincy Center Station - North Quincy Station via Billings Road | Link |
| 214 | Quincy Center Station - Germantown via Sea Street & O'Brien Towers | Link |
| 215 | Quincy Center Station - Ashmont Station via West Quincy & East Milton Square | Link |
| 216 | Quincy Center Station - Houghs Neck via Sea Street | Link |
| 217 | Quincy Center Station - Ashmont Station via Beale Street, Wollaston, & East Milton Square | Link |
| 220 | Quincy Center Station - Hingham Center via Fore River Bridge | Link |
| 221 | Quincy Center Station - Fort Point via Bicknell Square | Link |
| 222 | Quincy Center Station - East Weymouth via Bicknell Square | Link |
| 225 | Quincy Center - Weymouth Landing via Quincy Avenue & Shaw Street or Desmoines Road | Link |
| 230 | Quincy Center Station - Montello Commuter Rail Station via Holbrook & Braintree Station | Link |
| 236 | Quincy Center Station - South Shore Plaza via East Braintree & Braintree Station | Link |
| 238 | Quincy Center Station - Holbrook/Randolph Commuter Rail Station | Link |
| 240 | Avon Square or Holbrook/Randolph Commuter Rail Station - Ashmont Station via Crawford Square, Randolph | Link |
| 245 | Quincy Center Station - Mattapan Station via Quincy Hospital & Pleasant Street | Link |
| 274 | Long Island - Fire Academy shuttle | Link |
| 275 | Long Island - Downtown Boston via Expressway & JFK/UMass | Link |
| 276 | Long Island - Boston Medical Center via Expressway & Neponset | Link |
| 277 | Lemuel Shattuck Hospital - Downtown Boston via Tremont Street | Link |
325-326 [edit]
These routes operate express between Medford and downtown Boston.
| Route | Description | MBTA link |
|---|---|---|
| 325 | Elm Street, Medford - Haymarket Station via Fellsway West, Salem Street & I-93 | Link |
| 326 | West Medford - Haymarket Station via Playstead Road, High Street, Medford & I-93 | Link |
350-354 [edit]
These routes operate in the Burlington area.
| Route | Description | MBTA link |
|---|---|---|
| 350 | North Burlington - Alewife Station via Burlington Mall | Link |
| 351 | Oak Park/Bedford Woods - Alewife Station via Middlesex Turnpike (Massachusetts) | Link |
| 352 | Burlington Express - Boston via Route 128 & I-93 | Link |
| 354 | Woburn Express - Boston via Woburn Sq. & I-93 | Link |
400-499 [edit]
These routes operate in the Lynn area and the North Shore. Some routes that run to Haymarket have short-turn variants (labeled with a W suffix) that terminate at Wonderland.
| Route | Description | MBTA link |
|---|---|---|
| 411 | Malden Center Station - Revere/Jack Satter House via Granada Highlands and Northgate | Link |
| 424 | Eastern Avenue & Essex Street - Haymarket | Link |
| 424W | Eastern Avenue & Essex Street - Wonderland Station | Link |
| 426 | Central Square, Lynn - Haymarket Station via Cliftondale | Link |
| 426W | Central Square, Lynn - Wonderland Station via Cliftondale Square | Link |
| 428 | Oaklandvale - Haymarket Station via Granada Highlands | Link |
| 429 | Northgate Shopping Center - Central Square, Lynn via Linden Square & Square One Mall | Link |
| 430 | Saugus Center - Malden Center Station via Square One Mall | Link |
| 431 | Neptune Towers - Central Square, Lynn via Summer Street | Link |
| 434 | Peabody - Haymarket EXPRESS via Goodwins Circle | Link |
| 435 | Liberty Tree Mall - Central Square, Lynn via Peabody Square | Link |
| 436 | Liberty Tree Mall - Central Square, Lynn via Goodwins Circle | Link |
| 439 | Bass Point, Nahant - Wonderland via Central Square, Lynn | Link |
| 441 | Marblehead - Wonderland via Central Square, Lynn, Paradise Road & Lynnway | Link |
| 442 | Marblehead - Wonderland via Central Square, Lynn, Humphrey Street & Lynnway | Link |
| 448 | Marblehead - Downtown Crossing via Paradise Road, Lynnway, & Airport | Link |
| 449 | Marblehead - Downtown Crossing via Humphrey Street, Lynnway, & Airport | Link |
| 450 | Salem Depot - Haymarket | Link |
| 450W | Salem Depot - Wonderland Station | Link |
| 451 | North Beverly - Salem Depot via Cabot Street or Tozer Road | Link |
| 455 | Salem Depot - Wonderland via Central Square, Lynn | Link |
| 456 | Salem Depot - Central Square, Lynn via Highland Avenue | Link |
| 459 | Salem Depot - Downtown Crossing via Logan Airport & Central Square, Lynn | Link |
| 465 | Salem Depot - Liberty Tree Mall via Peabody & Danvers | Link |
501-599 [edit]
These routes operate express between Newton and downtown Boston via the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90).
| Route | Description | MBTA link |
|---|---|---|
| 501 | Brighton Center - Downtown via Oak Square & Massachusetts Turnpike | Link |
| 502 | Watertown Yard - Copley Square (St. James Avenue at Dartmouth St.) via Newton Corner & Massachusetts Turnpike | Link |
| 503 | Brighton Center - Copley Square via Oak Square & Massachusetts Turnpike | Link |
| 504 | Watertown/Newton Corner - Downtown via Massachusetts Turnpike | Link |
| 505 | Central Square, Waltham - Downtown via Moody Street & Massachusetts Turnpike | Link |
| 553 | Roberts - Downtown Boston via Newton Corner & Central Square, Waltham | Link |
| 554 | Waverly Square - Downtown Boston via Newton Corner, Central Square, Waltham & Bentley College | Link |
| 556 | Waltham Highlands - Downtown Boston via Newton Corner & Central Square, Waltham & Newtonville | Link |
| 558 | Riverside - Downtown Boston via Newton Corner & Turnpike | Link |
Timeline [edit]
This is only a timeline of Boston-area buses,[when?] usually with numbers below 200 (though 201 and 202 have been used twice each for routes in this district). 

References [edit]
- ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan (23 April 2012). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
External links [edit]
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