I've been through this station so many times in the last quarter-century, I can't believe I hadn't…read morewritten a review. This is an essential station for access to various fun parts of Boston. It's also the Amtrak stop you want if you happen to be going to/from North Station, because you can get there on the Orange Line without any other transfers. It has been a pretty dreary spot, though a couple of recent (to me) renovations have made it a little less dreary. But it's still not a station at which I want to wait for a long time in cold weather!

It is cold and dirty. It is home to too many pigeons. I should have gone to the South Station.read more

This station was right near the hotel where we were staying at so it was really convenient for us…read more This station was the first American train we took somewhere. We didn't really know what to do at the start because there weren't any instructions of how to purchase a ticket. Apparently you can just put your card to the turnstile and it will credit you for a ride and open the gate. Ignore others jumping the gate. It's not right and others we talked to said eventually people get caught jumping the gate or drafting people through.

I felt like a prisoner being held by from a riot while trying to catch a train at this station…read more Unlike South Station, this feels low brow, like the Penn Station of old. Right near if not attached to the TD Garden and only a handful of eateries. Makes me wonder if there is even a bathroom on the premises. I guess considering it is a commuter rail station that my options are fairly restrictive. A basic station and nothing more.

An amazing service and it is good and fast to get around the city and surrounding neighborhoodsread more

The absolute worst experience filling out the application…read more Submitted November 17 202...still no response waiting now ower 60 days instead of the 14 days described in the application Finding someone to call is even a worse experience because y9oiu are caught in an endless loop of prompts and over 4 different phone #s Basically there is no one that can help you make sure your application is being processed IN ALL A COMPLETE HORRIBLE WASTE OF TIME

The commuter rail has a frenemy vibe; they can be gruff but also helpful. I'm unclear on whether…read moreit's actually required to board in the front, seems to vary. The new gate system is unfortunate. Free Fridays in the summer saved me $ on a New Bedford trip.

Don't get the low rating and 1 star reviews here. I love good public transportation and have lived…read morein places with some good ones. Coming from Los Angeles where I live with transportation that's struggling, Boston's system is a breath of fresh air. Not perfect, there are some delays and a bit of confusion - I'd get over it fast if I'd live there! But it's reliable, comes fast, takes you everywhere in the city, great connections. You can take it to and from the Airport (Logan) which it's a major plus! Pretty fast and easy. It is the oldest in USA (Bolyston station has a small nice museum inside, very cool!), so many stops don't have AC, but they have fans. Staff- some folks nice and helpful, some just OK. Not the cleanest, a tad squeaky, but it extends to ferry lines as well. A few nitpicks, but a solid transportation system that takes you everywhere. Love the lines that take you above ground. I got a pass on a Charlie Card and I used it a lot during my Boston visit. My husband lived here in college and told me it's still has the same smell. Nothing bad for him. More like Proust's madeleine.

Along the river, this stop is easy to get from Boston to Cambridge. It's clean and offers views of…read morethe city.

Just for shiits and giggles, hubs decided we leave our car behind and hop on the train directly…read moreacross the street from our hotel- to take us to the Downtown Crossing stop in Boston for dinner. I honestly had zero clue where we were going, but hubs can read a map blindfolded- so went with the flow. The Charles/MGH T train stop is super convenient as it's located right across from The Whitney Hotel. Even though hubs had a good idea where we were going, we still needed a little push from Ricco who has the kindest heart (with red jacket on) and helped us find our way. We honestly didn't see anything wrong with this train station- unlike someone writing about how this station is "crappy" or "dirty". Plus coming from someone who knows NYC subway perfectly well.... this was neither. This stop just took us from point A to point B seamlessly.

It's a must that you take the public train system while in Boston! Green line , red line and blue…read moreline for all your destinations around town! We used the T several times throughout our trip and each trip was less than $2.80! From Fenway park to Copley to north station , we got on and off to venture the town . If you don't like being in large crowds and are a Germ-phobic, this isn't the way for you lol !

MBTA is very convenient, one of the better public transportation systems I've experienced in the…read moreUSA. The Green Line is very useful, one end is at Boston College, and it also stops at places like Government Center (so near the public market), Science Park, and Union Square. Clean and safe.

A clean enough station on the Orange line of the MBTA. It is between Ruggles and Back Bay stations…read more Symphony station (and Symphony Hall) are a very short walk away. The station has stairs and a single elevator from the street down to the platform level, but no escalator.

The station is as clean as you can expect a public transportation station to be, and there aren't…read moretoo many drunk people on Friday nights. Location is convenient.

The Charlie Card is the ONLY way to travel around Boston! Don't bother renting a card because the…read moreCharlie Card is so much cheaper and far more convenient. We were here for 5 days and bought the 7 day pass. This got us full access to the trains, buses and ferries for our entire trip. We stayed in an AirBnB close to Cambridge and took the Red Line into the city everyday. From there we also took the Green Line multiple times and the Blue Line to get to the airport. If you don't mind public transportation and walking just a short distance to where you need to go, the Charlie Card is well worth the value and even though we had to buy the 7 day pass for a 5 day visit, we got our money worth and then some. We checked Uber some days and the price of one Uber was the same as the Charlie Card for a week.

Why does it appear to be so hard to run a public transportation system? For chrissakes- we have…read morethe oldest subway system in the country- we've had more time than anyone else to figure this out- and we suck at it. Big time. And now, the newest disaster. The Charlie Card. In theory I like the idea of tap and go. It seems pretty quick. When normal people use it, it actually is quick. Unfortunately there seem to be more morons than normal people that ride the T these days. But, the card itself is not the biggest beef I have. It's the double-chargin-trying-to-rip-me-off aspect that really ticks me off. The story: Today I get on the silverline like I do every morning. After I tap my card I'm notified I only have 15 cents left. I decide to get off at New England Medical center to add some money to the card than just take the subway into work. Cool beans. So, I tap my card at the little kiosk. I slide my credit card and ask that 10 bucks be put on it. I have to tap my charlie card again to complete the transaction. No go. It won't read my card even after several "tapping" attempts. Alright. It says my transaction has been voided. I try again. This time it takes. Yeah! I have ten bucks! I go to the turnstile/saloon door and tap my card. BZZZZ!! Go see an agent. Screw that- they are about as helpful as a stick up my ass. I try again, and it goes through but it says I only have $8 on my card! WTF! I should have started out with $10.15- minus $1.70 means I have more than $8 left on my card. Now, if I want to squabble over the amount I'm owed I'm pretty sure I have to go the eighth level of hell. I don't think I should have to do that. And, on top of all that- I just checked my checking account. Yep. They are charging me ten bucks twice. God. I love the MBTA.

Very convenient train stop and the first stop from Boston in the Seaport area to take to the…read moreGillette Stadium. We tried booking the direct train for a concert in Foxborough at the Gillette stadium but it sold out in advance online quickly. We then took the regular train, bought tickets at the desk and the workers were super friendly and helpful and told us where to go and it would tell us where our train track would be departing from. It was very bustling on a Thursday afternoon, once we got our track everyone ran to try to get a seat. Lots of stores and restaurants. For 3 adult one way tickets it was about $26 in total so a little over $8 a ticket one way for an adult. Located in the middle of town and not too far from hotels and public transportation. Took less than an hour to get to Foxborough and was pretty convenient.

Yelp Review 2026 #208:…read more We took a train from South Stadium to "Boston" Stadium (Gillette Stadium) for the World Cup and back. The station was buzzing with people rushing to get to work and futbol fans trying to get to the stadium. Police were everywhere. World Cup volunteers and train station staff were very helpful and patient. We paid $85 for roundtrip train tickets from Boston to Foxborough. Normally, it's under $20. We booked the 9am train which is boarding group A. We started lining up to the side of South Station. They had free sunscreen, water, and bug repellent wipes for us. We didn't board until after 9:45am and it was chaotic. Some people were running towards the train instead of staying in an organized line - most of them were foreigners that don't believe in rules, manners and decorum which is beyond the station's control. The train was open seating. There are food stalls, shops, and pharmacy at South Station. The restrooms are not the cleanest as one would expect from a train station at a big city. We've also used this station to get to different parts of Boston before and after the World Cup. The trains were alright.

Andy was personable. The boat ride was an efficient way to get from part A to part B…read more We used the water taxi in the morning and by 3:00 in the afternoon, we were unable to reach them for pick up. I guess we'll save the return tickets as souvenirs.... bummer.

Meeting point of the new Taste This Tours. The stop at Christopher Columbus Park wasn't hard to…read morefind - it was by the water on the Long Wharf Marriott side of the coast. Our City Water Taxi arrived on time and the ride wasn't too rough for the smallish sized boat. Once we arrived at the Logan stop, the captain gave the Logan bunch directions to the airport shuttle, and we headed off on our way. Tip - They offer Scups customers a special $10 round trip rate.