World Trade Center (MBTA station)
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 World Trade Center Station. |
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| Address | Congress Street at C Street / World Trade Center Avenue, South Boston Waterfront | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 17, 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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| Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||
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The World Trade Center station is a transportation station in Boston, Massachusetts, on the MBTA's bus rapid transit (BRT) Silver Line. The station is located on Congress Street at C Street/World Trade Center Avenue on the South Boston Waterfront. It is between Boston's World Trade Center and Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC), and near Commonwealth Pier and a seasonal ferry to Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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[edit] Accessibility
The station is fully accessible and offers connections among Silver Line routes.
[edit] Station Design
The station was designed by G plus G Architects. Its mezzanine level is intended to represent an underwater environment, with blue lighting, an undulating ceiling and sandy, mica-flecked stone tiles. Lenticular art designed by Marybeth Mungovan and Jason Asselin is installed on the lobby level of the station.
[edit] Notable Places Nearby
- Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC)
- Boston Harborwalk
- Commonwealth Pier and charter boats
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (ICA)
- Restaurants
- Seaport Hotel and Seaport World Trade Center
- Seasonal ferry to Provincetown, Massachusetts
[edit] Future plans
World Trade Center Station is a proposed stop on the MBTA's planned Urban Ring Project.[1] The Urban Ring will be a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line designed to connect the current MBTA Lines to reduce strain on the downtown stations.
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Coordinates: 42°20′53.84″N 71°2′33.23″W / 42.3482889°N 71.0425639°W
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