RL Red Line, Boston subway
Looking for a map of the Red Line on the Boston subway? It serves 22 stations. This page gathers its route, its stations in running order and its interchanges.
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3 of its stations interchange with another line. For the record, its oldest station is Park Street (1897) and its busiest is Park Street (13,898,731 passengers a year).
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Key facts
- Number of stations22
- Oldest stationPark Street · 1897
- Busiest stationPark Street
- InterchangesOLOrange LineBGreen Line BCGreen Line CDGreen Line DEGreen Line EMMattapan Line
When each stop on the Red Line opened
Every station on its real position, coloured by the year it opened and sized by annual ridership. The drawing assembles itself in opening order.
Interchanges on the Red Line
- AshmontMMattapan Line
- Downtown CrossingOLOrange Line
- Park StreetBGreen Line BCGreen Line CDGreen Line DEGreen Line E
All 22 stations in order
- 1Braintreeterminus
- 2Quincy Adams
- 3Quincy Center
- 4Wollaston
- 5North Quincy
- 6JFK/UMass
- 7Andrew
- 8Broadway
- 9South Station
- 10Downtown Crossing OL
- 11Park Street BCDE
- 12Charles/MGH
- 13Kendall/MIT
- 14Central
- 15Harvard
- 16Porter
- 17Davis
- 18Alewifeterminus
Branches
From JFK/UMass
- 1Savin Hill
- 2Fields Corner
- 3Shawmut
- 4Ashmontterminus M
Frequently asked questions
- How many stations are on the Red Line?
- The Red Line on the Boston subway serves 22 stations.
- What is the oldest station on the Red Line?
- The oldest station still served by the Red Line entered service in 1897.
- What is the busiest station on the Red Line?
- Park Street, with roughly 13,898,731 passengers a year.
- Which lines does the Red Line connect with?
- The Red Line meets the Orange Line, Green Line B, Green Line C, Green Line D, Green Line E and Mattapan Line.
Other lines in Boston
OLOrange LineBLBlue LineBGreen Line BCGreen Line CDGreen Line DEGreen Line EMMattapan Line