Aquarium (MBTA station)

AQUARIUM
Station statistics
Address	183 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Coordinates	42.3593°N 71.0531°W / 42.3593; -71.0531
Lines	Blue Line
Connections	before the Atlantic Avenue Elevated (Orange Line) was demolished and rerouted underground, this station had a transfer
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	none
Other information
Opened	April 5, 1906
Rebuilt	2004
Accessible
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Formerly	Atlantic
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station State toward Bowdoin Blue Line Maverick toward Wonderland

Aquarium Station of the MBTA, is a station on the Blue Line, serving the New England Aquarium and Boston's Financial District. The station has high vaulted ceilings similar to stations of the Paris and Washington Metros. Above ground, the exits are located in the Financial District at Atlantic Avenue and State Street near International Place. There are also connections to MBTA ferries, other ferries and excursion cruises at nearby Long Wharf, including water taxi to Logan International Airport.

History

Aquarium is the deepest station on the line, probably due to the need to tunnel under Boston Harbor which is just about 100 feet away. However, the station is not as deep as Porter Square station on the Red Line in Cambridge.

Until its demolition during World War II for scrap metal, the Atlantic Avenue Elevated had a stop at this location known as State Street. The two were connected by a fare lobby that featured the oldest escalators on what is now the MBTA system. The wooden escalators lasted until a major renovation in 2004, as part of a project to allow six car trains on the Blue Line.

Accessibility

See also: MBTA accessibility

The station is wheelchair accessible. Government Center and Bowdoin are the only remaining non-accessible Blue Line stations.

Gallery

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  Two MBTA Blue Line trains meet at Aquarium

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  Headhouse

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  Atlantic station in 1906, before the 1923 conversion to rapid transit cars

External links

• MBTA Blue Line -- Aquarium Station
• Atlantic Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View