SOUTH STATION The historic South Station headhouse facing Atlantic Avenue Location 700 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02110 Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Platforms 7 Tracks 13 Connections Bus Terminal South Station Under Red Line Silver Line Construction Parking privately owned garage Bicycle facilities bike lockers Disabled access Yes Other information Station code BOS (Amtrak) Fare zone 1A (MBTA Commuter Rail) History Opened 1899 (Mainline station) Rebuilt 1985 Traffic Passengers (2012) 21,772 daily boardings[1] (MBTA Commuter Rail) Passengers (FY2016) 1,574,450[2] 1.96% (Amtrak) Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Boston Back Bay toward Washington, DC Acela Express Terminus Boston Back Bay toward Chicago Lake Shore Limited Boston Back Bay toward Norfolk, Newport News, or Lynchburg Northeast Regional MBTA Commuter Rail Back Bay toward Worcester Framingham/Worcester Line Terminus Back Bay toward Needham Heights Needham Line Back Bay toward Forge Park/495 Franklin Line Newmarket (limited service) toward Forge Park/495 Foxboro (special events) Terminus Back Bay toward Wickford Junction or Stoughton Providence/Stoughton Line Newmarket toward Readville Fairmount Line Terminus Greenbush Line JFK/UMass toward Greenbush Kingston/Plymouth Line JFK/UMass toward Kingston or Plymouth Middleborough/ Lakeville Line JFK/UMass toward Middleborough / Lakeville CapeFLYER Braintree toward Hyannis Former services MBTA Commuter Rail Back Bay toward Dedham Dedham Branch Closed 1967 Terminus Back Bay toward Millis Millis Branch Closed 1967 New York Central Railroad Trinity Place toward Albany Boston and Albany Railroad Main Line Terminus Trinity Place toward Worcester Worcester Line South Station Headhouse U.S. National Register of Historic Places Show map of Boston Show map of Massachusetts Show map of the US Location Boston, Massachusetts Coordinates 42°21′07″N 71°03′19″W﻿ / ﻿42.35194°N 71.05528°W﻿ / 42.35194; -71.05528Coordinates: 42°21′07″N 71°03′19″W﻿ / ﻿42.35194°N 71.05528°W﻿ / 42.35194; -71.05528 Area 0.5 acres (0.2 ha) Built 1899 Architect Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge; Norcross Bros. Architectural style Classical Revival NRHP Reference # 75000299[3] Added to NRHP February 13, 1975