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IMAGE AND TEXT: Rapid Transit System
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IMAGE and TEXT: Rapid transit system
DESCRIPTION: This map is a general wayfinding map of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. While it shows many of the stops along the routes, it does not include all stops along every line. Better known as the MBTA, it provides subway service throughout the Boston area.
The MBTA does provide discounts for low or no sight visitors. If you're visiting from out of state and can provide the appropriate documentation, we will give you a temporary MBTA pass valid for 7 days of travel on the subway, bus, Commuter Rail, or ferry.
Within 7 to 10 days of your application, you will also receive a permanent Blind Access Card valid for future visits to the Greater Boston area. At the top of the map is the key for both this map and the main wayfinding map that is beside it. A red line on the ground indicates the Freedom Trail. A blue line on the ground marks the Black Heritage Trail. A grey filled in area indicates paid parking. Black marks in the general shape of the building or structure indicates the stops along the Freedom Trail. A blue triangle indicates places of significance for the Black Heritage Trail. The Subway is marked by a small colored rectangle in that line's color with a capital T in a white circle to mark the subway entrances' location. Each line is represented by its respective color. A question mark signifies places that you can obtain information. A sign with a simplified man and woman indicate where public restrooms are. A person in a wheelchair indicates sites that are wheelchair accessible. The map is orientated in cardinal directions and depicts the five major lines of the subway. These lines are designated by different colors: Red, Orange, Green, Blue, and Silver. The Red Line begins in the north at Alewife station in Cambridge and travels through the following stops: Harvard Square, location of Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters. Their site brochure is audio described. Harvard University is also located at this stop. Kendall/MIT. Park Street. The Red and Green lines cross here. This is where the Freedom Trail begins. Downtown Crossing. The Red and Orange lines cross here. Broadway. Dorchester Heights is located near here, but the tower is not open to the public. JFK/UMass. The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum is located near here. After JFK/UMass, the Red line splits into the Mattapan Line with stops at Ashmont and ending at Mattapan. The other part of the Red Lind stops at Quincy Center. Adams National Historical Park is located here and then ends at Braintree in the south. The Orange Line begins at Oak Grove in Malden and travels through the following stops: North Station, where the Orange and Green lines cross. State Street, where the Orange and Blue lines cross. Downtown Crossing, where the Orange and Red lines cross. Back Bay Station and the South End. Forest Hills. This is the terminal station for the Orange line at the south and is near the Franklin Park Zoo and the Arnold Arboretum. The Green Line begins in Cambridge at Lechmere Station and travels through: Science Park North Station, where the Green and Orange lines cross Government Center, where the Green and Blue lines cross. Park Street, where the Green and Red Lines cross. This station is at the beginning of the Freedom Trail. The Green line splits into four different spokes: the B, C, D, and E branches. The B branch continues to Hynes Center ICA then Kenmore by Fenway Park, Boston University, and ends at Boston College. The C branch continues to Hynes Center ICA then Kenmore by Fenway Park, then Coolidge Corner where the John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site is located, and ends at Cleveland Circle. The D branch continues to Hynes Center ICA the Kenmore by Fenway Park, then Brookline Hills where Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is located and ends at Riverside. The E branch continues to Prudential towards Symphony and then to Museum of Fine Arts, where the Museum of Fine Arts is located, and ends at Heath Street. The Blue line begins in Revere at Wonderland Station and travels through the Airport stop where Logan Airport is located then to State Street where it crosses the Orange line. It continues to Government Center where it crosses the Green line. The Silver line begins in Roxbury at Dudley Square in the south and travels north and east through Boston with stops at Downtown Crossing, Marine Industrial Park, the Airport Terminals, and City Point. For the most up to date maps, information about schedules, and fares, please visit w w w dot m b t a dot com.
RELATED TEXT: The “T” consists of the Red, Green, Blue, Orange, and Silver lines (see map below). Most stops within Boston proper are named for streets and squares and are marked with a sign bearing the transit logo. Take MBTA routes 92 and 93 between Boston and Charlestown. To reach Charlestown from downtown, catch one of these buses at Haymarket station north of Faneuil Hall and get off at City Square Park (the first stop after crossing Charlestown Bridge).
It is a short walk to either the navy yard or Bunker Hill. Catch the return bus at City Square Park in front of John Harvard Mall. Exact change required. A water shuttle runs often between Pier 3 at Charlestown Navy Yard and Long Wharf in downtown Boston near the Aquarium rapid transit station.
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Audio description of relevant image and text describing Boston's public transportation system.
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5 minutes, 51 seconds
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UniDescription/Gould and Pollock
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