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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.
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.
Three MBTA bus routes serve Oak Grove station. Routes 131 and 137 use a dedicated busway in the parking area on the east side of the station, while route 132 runs on Washington Street on the west side of the station.
Local bus routes Lynn Garage Western Avenue, Lynn: Local bus routes; North Shore express routes: North Cambridge Carhouse: Massachusetts Avenue, North Cambridge: Formerly storage and maintenance for Harvard-based trolleybus routes; being converted for battery buses Quincy Garage Hancock Street, Quincy: Quincy-based local bus routes
Denotes any links to MBTA subway and MBTA bus routes, to other bus systems, to Amtrak trains, or to the CapeFLYER at the station. City/neighborhood: Identifies the municipality (and for Boston, the neighborhood) in which the station is located. Fare zone: Identifies which of the eleven fare zones the station is in.
Passengers using The Ride must maintain an account with the MBTA in order to pay for service. Fares are $3.35 for "ADA trips" originating within 3 ⁄ 4 mile (1.2 km) of fixed-route bus or subway service and booked in advance, and $5.60 for "premium trips" outside the mandated area. [132]
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The MBTA began adding the key bus routes to its rapid transit map in 2009. [5] [6] This is a 2013 draft by Michael Kvrivishvili, modified into the official map in 2014, that shows the key routes as thinner lines on the rapid transit map. [7] In November 2006, the MBTA launched a concerted effort to improve service quality on key bus routes. [8]