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State station

State station (also called State Street) is an underground Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rapid transit station located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the transfer point between the Orange Line and the Blue Line, and one of four "hub stations" on the MBTA subway system. The Orange Line has two side platforms on two levels…

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Location
Washington Street at State Street Boston, Massachusetts · Location
Accessible
Yes
Connections
MBTA bus: 4, 92, 93, 354
Former names
Devonshire (1904–1967) · Milk/State (1908–1967) · State/Citizens Bank (1997–2000) · State/Aquarium (2004)
FY2019
12,928 daily boardings
Lines
East Boston Tunnel · Washington Street Tunnel

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State station

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State station

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related to Station layout · 16
State station → Adams Square, Blue Line, Boston City Hall, East Boston Tunnel, Financial District, Government Center, Government Center Plaza, MBTA, Old State House, One, Orange Line, State, State Street, The, The Blue Line, Washington Street
Former names · 4
State station → Devonshire (1904–1967), Milk/State (1908–1967), State/Aquarium (2004), State/Citizens Bank (1997–2000)
Lines · 2
State station → East Boston Tunnel, Washington Street Tunnel
Location · 2
State station → Location, Washington Street at State Street Boston, Massachusetts
Opened · 2
State station → December 30, 1904 (Blue Line), November 30, 1908 (Orange Line)
Rebuilt · 2
State station → April 18–21, 1924, November 2004–April 26, 2011
Accessible · 1
State station → Yes
Connections · 1
State station → MBTA bus: 4, 92, 93, 354
Coordinates · 1
State station → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
FY2019 · 1
State station → 12,928 daily boardings

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State stationAccessibleYes1.00infobox
State stationConnectionsMBTA bus: 4, 92, 93, 3541.00infobox
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State stationFormer namesDevonshire (1904–1967)1.00infobox
State stationFormer namesMilk/State (1908–1967)1.00infobox
State stationFormer namesState/Citizens Bank (1997–2000)1.00infobox
State stationFormer namesState/Aquarium (2004)1.00infobox
State stationFY201912,928 daily boardings1.00infobox
State stationLinesEast Boston Tunnel1.00infobox
State stationLinesWashington Street Tunnel1.00infobox
State stationLocationWashington Street at State Street Boston, Massachusetts1.00infobox
State stationLocationLocation1.00infobox
State stationOpenedDecember 30, 1904 (Blue Line)1.00infobox
State stationOpenedNovember 30, 1908 (Orange Line)1.00infobox
State stationPlatform levels21.00infobox
State stationPlatforms4 side platforms (2 on each level)1.00infobox
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State stationRebuiltApril 18–21, 19241.00infobox
State stationRebuiltNovember 2004–April 26, 20111.00infobox
State stationStructure typeUnderground1.00infobox
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State stationTracks4 (2 on each level)1.00infobox

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