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SL2 bus at South Station. The Silver Line is a six-route bus rapid transit system marketed as rapid transit.It is divided into two branches: Waterfront service (SL1, SL2, SL3, and the rush-hour SLW shuttle) that runs through the South Boston Transitway tunnel, and Washington Street service (SL4 and SL5) that runs on the surface via Washington Street.
A 2018–19 MBTA review of its bus system found that route 57 suffered from overcrowding at peak hours and poor reliability. [47] No short-term changes were recommended. [48] 2022 MBTA proposals for its systemwide bus network redesign called for the 57 to have increased frequency to provide service every 15 minutes or better at all operating hours.
Route 1, which runs on Massachusetts Avenue, is one of the busiest MBTA bus routes, with service every 8 minutes during rush hour. Key bus routes of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority system were the 15 routes that had high ridership and higher frequency standards than other bus lines, according to the 2004 MBTA Service Policy. [1]
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) operates 152 bus routes in the Greater Boston area. The MBTA has a policy objective to provide transit service within walking distance (defined as 0.25 miles (0.40 km)) for all residents living in areas with population densities greater than 5,000 inhabitants per square mile (1,900/km 2) within the MBTA's service district.
Pages in category "MBTA bus routes" The following 178 pages are in this category, out of 178 total. ... 57 (MBTA bus) 59 (MBTA bus) 60 (MBTA bus) 62 (MBTA bus) 62/76 ...
The A branch ceased operating entirely in 1969 and was replaced by the 57 bus, [13] while the E branch was truncated from Arborway to Heath Street in 1985, with the section between Heath Street and Arborway being replaced by the 39 bus. [13] The MBTA purchased bus routes in the outer suburbs to the north and south from the Eastern Massachusetts ...
Watertown Carhouse is a bus maintenance facility and former streetcar carhouse located in the southern section of Watertown, Massachusetts, across the Charles River from Watertown Square. As Watertown Yard , the site also serves as a bus depot serving local and express routes 52 , 57 , 59 , and 504 , with additional connections available at ...
A Watertown–Copley Square express route was added in 1968; the three routes were renumbered 504, 501, and 502 in 1970. In 1972, the MBTA took over remaining M&B bus service, including six routes that terminated at Newton Corner. The Framingham–Newton Corner route was extended to Boston in 1974, but discontinued in 1981.