The Boston North Station is located at the Causeway and Nashua Streets in Boston. This major transportation hub includes water taxi service near Lovejoy Wharf, food courts and comfortable waiting areas, privately operated parking garage and many more. It has a well built terminus for MBTA Commuter Rail, connection with Boston's orange and green line, south terminus etc.

To facilitate inbound cross platform transfers from Green to Orange lines MBTA placed the green line underground in November 2005. Outbound trains for green line docks at the mezzanine level to facilitate the transfer. The year 2006 saw the expansion phase of the station. To improve the cramped areas the south end tracks and platforms were extended.

The station includes lines like Amtrak, MBTA Commuter rail and MBTA Subway. Initially before the opening of the station there were four separate station areas. They were Boston & Maine Railroad, green & Orange line, Boston & Lowell Railroad, Eastern Railroad and Fitchburg Railroad. The original station was broken down to construct tracks connecting to Boston Garden.

The station has many nearby attractions which are visited by large number of tourists. Very close to the North Station you will find Boston's TD Garden. It is home to Boston Bruins hockey team. Then there are lots of sports bars, restaurants, orthodox bars etc in the Causeway Street. The famous building of Thomas P O Neil Jr Federal Building is also there. Then you can find Boston's North End very close to the station.

If you are a new tourist in Boston then you must find out more about the Boston train stations because it is a convenient way to travel. So get your Boston hotel reservations and come down the city for a fun and exciting tour.

What are the major commuter stations at Boston?

For all commuters in and around the city of Boston, the South Station is the most important commuter railway track. The other important stations are North Station, Back Bay Station along with Zone 1A station. If you are opting to travel through South Station then this major station at Atlantic Avenue also has bus services for tourists.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Station

The South Station connects you to important places within Boston and is also the largest international transportation hub. The facilities at this major station include:

- Amtrak's north east corridor train service

- This train service will even take you to Albany, New York and Chicago

- Well maintained waiting area along with recreational facilities

- Bus service

- Parking facilities and amenities for handicapped people

http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/

What is the ticket pricing like?

There are several ticket price options available for train commuters depending on the longest commuter zone you are traveling. You will be charged an extra surcharge fee of $2 during peak hours in addition to your total ticket price. You can also purchase a monthly ride pass as well as a daily one online from the MBTA website if you don't want to wait in lines at the commuter station. Some of the offers also include unlimited travel in the subway, bus, Express bus and the Inner Harbor Ferries, for example the Zone 4 pass.

http://www.mbta.com/fares_and_passes/rail/

The Riverside Train Station also known as Riverside MBTA station offers connection to both trains and buses. The commuter rail fares and passes depend on the zones and each of the zones charge differently. Long distance bus lines that use Riverside Train Station are 500, 555 and 558 while the Grey Hound and Peter Pan provide the intercity bus services.

http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/lines/stations/?stopId=15598

1. Benefits of the Riverside Train Station

- Children, students and disabled people have special discounts on rides

- There are local and long distance bus connections

- Tickets for the rides can be bought online.

- The station is easily accessible even with taxis

http://wikimapia.org/693631/Riverside-T-station

2. Riverside Train Station hotels

The Hotel Indigo is one of the hotels Boston you will find near the Riverside Train Station. This hotel is just a short distance from the station hence provides you easy access. There is also free parking plus other nice hotel amenities and facilities.

3. Station parking and location

Riverside Train Station has a parking lot available for automobiles and bicycles of 925 and 48 spaces respectively. The parking is managed and maintained by Central Parking. It is located on 333 Grove Street off Route 128A-95, Newton.

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