{"id":3722,"date":"2023-01-18T22:48:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T02:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/?p=3722"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:17:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:17:22","slug":"chinatown-orange-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chelseascorner.org\/index.php\/2023\/01\/18\/chinatown-orange-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinatown (Orange Line)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So, we go from the end of the line to the middle of downtown Boston. Let’s look at Chinatown, shall we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shiny!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, the platform is a little dark, but the signage is also shiny weirdly. But, hey, I’ll take it. Fare control is a little small as well, and there’s stairs and elevators up to Washington and Essex Streets. Yeah, not a lot to talk about with the mezzanine, but it’s your standard affair. The headhouses are also alright, with patterned fencing things. However, there’s one major issue: no free crossovers. Yeah, that’s a yikes. But hey, it’s likely you’ll encounter tourists here along with the SL4 and SL5 at street level! Except there’s no shelter or anything. Oh well! Apparently there’s also a pair of abandoned entrances, but I didn’t seem to find them on street level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OH NO, DOTS!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A little blurry, eh?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And the Oak Grove side (thanks Brooke!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stairs!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A headhouse!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The good: Well, it’s in a tourist destination (Chinatown), although relative to others it’s not that big a place. But, still, Boston’s Chinatown is still a place worth checking out if you have the time.

The bad: No free crossovers?! WHY?! Also, the lackluster Silver Line stop. I couldn’t even tell at a quick glance due to the lack of signage or shelters!

Nearby points of interest: Well, you’ve got Chinatown! Alternatively, Boston Common is a stone’s throw away as is Boylston, along with a few theaters.

Transit connections:
Orange Line
Silver Line (SL4, SL5)
MBTA bus (11)

Overall, it’s not the best of stations. Yeah, I’m not sure what it is with downtown stations just overall being grade A trash seemingly, but this fits the bill. Hopefully that changes when I check out the transfer stations and Tufts Medical later down the road. Just maybe…

Rating: 4\/10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The gate!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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