Central (MBTA station)

CENTRAL
Station statistics
Address	At the intersection of Prospect and Magazine Streets and Massachusetts and Western Avenue, Cambridge, MA
Coordinates	42°21′54″N 71°06′12″W
Lines	Red Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Bicycle facilities	36 spaces
Other information
Opened	March 23, 1912
Accessible
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Harvard toward Alewife Red Line Kendall/MIT toward Ashmont or Braintree
Location

Central (also Central Square) is an MBTA Red Line subway station located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Western Avenue, Prospect Street, and Magazine Street at Central Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It also includes a street-level bus terminal for local routes.

Attractions

Old tiles above the platforms

Inbound entrance on Mass Ave

• MIT, about a 12-minute walk south along Massachusetts Avenue (note that the Kendall/MIT stop is much closer).
• Cambridge City Hall
• main Cambridge post office (02139)

Bus connections

• 1 Harvard/Holyoke Gate-Dudley Sta. via Mass Ave.
• 47 Central Sq.,Cambridge-Broadway Sta. Via B.U. Medical Center
• 64 Oak Sq.-University Park or Kendall/MIT
• 70 Cedarwood or Watertown Sq.-University Park
• 70A North Waltham-University Park
• 83 Rindge Avenue-Central Sta.,Cambridge
• 91 Sullivan Sq. Sta-Central Sq.,Cambridge via Washington St.
• CT1 Central Sq.,Cambridge-B.U. Medical Ctr./Boston Medical Ctr. Via M.I.T.

Accessibility

Central is wheelchair accessible. The elevator on the south side of Mass Ave serves the inbound platform and the elevator on the north side of Mass Ave serves the outbound platform. See MBTA accessibility.

There are different entrances for inbound and outbound trains; there is no fare-controlled connection between the two platforms.

Trivia

A fictionalized version of Central's platform area appears as a backdrop in the Xbox and PlayStation 2 game Karaoke Revolution.

External links

• Central Square Station @ MBTA.com
• Media related to Central (MBTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
• nycsubway.org - Historical photo of Central Station in 1980
• Prospect Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Essex Street entrance from Google Maps Street View