List of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority yards

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority uses a number of yards and facilities for maintenance and storage of its road and rail fleets.

Active yards

Bus and trolleybus

For a full listing of which bus routes are run from which yard, see MBTA Bus § Facilities.

Many of these facilities are former streetcar carhouses that were gradually converted to trackless trolley and bus use, although some like Southampton (built 2004) are of recent construction.

Name Location[1] Routes served[1]
Albany Street Garage Albany Street, South End, Boston Local, Mass Pike Express, and crosstown routes
Arborway Yard Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, Boston Local bus routes; former terminus of the Green Line "E" Branch
Cabot Garage Dorchester Avenue, South Boston Local bus routes
Charlestown Garage Arlington Avenue, Charlestown, Boston Local bus routes
Everett Main Repair Facility Broadway, Everett Heavy repair for buses and for subway components; former Orange Line terminus and yard
Fellsway Garage Salem Street, Medford Local bus routes
Lynn Garage Western Avenue, Lynn Local bus routes; North Shore express routes
North Cambridge Carhouse Massachusetts Avenue, North Cambridge Storage and maintenance for Harvard-based trolleybus routes
Quincy Garage Hancock Street, Quincy Quincy-based local bus routes
Somerville Garage at Charlestown Arlington Avenue, Charlestown, Boston Local bus routes
Southampton Bus Maintenance Facility Southampton Street, South Bay, Boston Silver Line dual mode buses; local bus routes
Watertown Yard Galen Street, Watertown Midday layover for local bus routes; former terminus of the Green Line "A" Branch

Subway

The subway lines each have one maintenance facility (except for three on the Green Line) and often several other yards used for overnight and midday storage. End-of-line tracks for temporary storage of trains are also present at Forest Hills (Orange Line), Wonderland (Blue Line) and Heath Street (Green Line); pocket tracks are present at Blandford Street and Northeastern University on the Green Line.

Name Location[1] Routes served[1]
Alewife Yard North of Alewife Red Line layover/storage
Bowdoin Yard West of Bowdoin Blue Line layover/storage
Caddigan Yard South of Braintree Red Line (Braintree branch) layover/storage
Codman Yard South of Ashmont Red Line (Ashmont branch) layover/storage
Lake Street Carhouse At Boston College Green Line ("B" Branch) maintenance and storage
Lechmere Yard At Lechmere Green Line layover/storage
Mattapan Yard At Mattapan Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line maintenance and storage
Orient Heights Yard East of Orient Heights Blue Line maintenance and storage
Reservoir Carhouse Between Reservoir and Cleveland Circle Green Line ("C" Branch and "D" Branch) maintenance and storage
Riverside Yard At Riverside Green Line ("D" Branch) maintenance and storage
Wellington Carhouse At Wellington Orange Line maintenance and storage

Commuter rail

All MBTA Commuter Rail lines have a dedicated layover near the end of the line for trainsets to be stored overnight. Some provide ground power and other facilities; others are simply several yard tracks off the mainline. The MBTA has one heavy maintenance facility on the northside, plus two light maintenance facilities on the southside. Equipment is transferred between the two sides via the Grand Junction Railroad.

Name Location[1] Routes served[1]
Bradford Layover At Bradford Layover/storage for Haverhill Line
Fitchburg Layover East of Fitchburg Layover/storage for Fitchburg Line
(will be replaced by Wachusett Layover in late 2016)[2]
Franklin Layover East of Franklin Layover/storage for Franklin Line
Greenbush Layover At Greenbush Layover/storage for Greenbush Line
Kingston Layover At Kingston/Route 3 Layover/storage for Plymouth/Kingston Line
MBTA Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility Inner Belt, Somerville Heavy maintenance for all commuter rail equipment; layover/storage for northside lines
Lowell Layover At Lowell Layover/storage for Lowell Line
Middleboro Layover North of Middleborough/Lakeville Layover/storage for Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Needham Layover South of Needham Heights Layover/storage for Needham Line
Newburyport Layover South of Newburyport Layover/storage for Newburyport/Rockport Line
Pawtucket Layover Pawtucket, Rhode Island Layover/storage for Providence/Stoughton Line
Readville Interim Repair Facility North of Readville Running maintenance and layover/storage for southside lines
Rockport Layover At Rockport Layover/storage for Newburyport/Rockport Line
Southampton Street Yard South of South Station, Boston Amtrak heavy maintenance facility, used for running maintenance and midday storage for southside lines
Stoughton Layover At Stoughton Layover/storage for Providence/Stoughton Line
Wachusett Layover West of Wachusett Layover/storage for Fitchburg Line, to replace Fitchburg Layover in late 2016[2]
Worcester Layover East of Worcester Layover/storage for Framingham/Worcester Line

Former yards

Name Location Routes served
Attleboro Layover South of Attleboro Layover/storage for Providence/Stoughton Line; replaced in 2006 by Pawtucket Layover
Bennett Carhouse South of Harvard Square, Cambridge Harvard-based streetcar and trackless trolley routes; closed 1970 with Eliot Shops
Eliot Shops South of Harvard Square, Cambridge Red Line (and Blue Line from 1924-1952); closed 1970
Forest Hills Shops South of elevated Forest Hills station Orange Line; closed 1987 with completion of the Southwest Corridor
Ipswich Layover South of Ipswich Layover/storage for Newburyport/Rockport Line; closed 1998 with extension to Newburyport
Sullivan Square Shops At elevated Sullivan Square Station Orange Line and streetcars; closed 1975 with completion of the Haymarket North Extension

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "MBTA Wachusett Commuter Rail Extension Project". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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