Meet the Lines
Each line has its own color and two ends
Red Line
Alewife ↔ Braintree / Ashmont
Orange Line
Oak Grove ↔ Forest Hills
Blue Line
Bowdoin ↔ Wonderland
Green Line
B/C/D/E ↔ Boston College, Riverside & more
Silver Line
South Station ↔ Logan Airport (bus)
Mattapan Line
Ashmont ↔ Mattapan (trolley)
1. What color is the line that takes you to Alewife?
2. The Blue Line runs between Bowdoin and ______.
3. Which line would you ride to reach Boston College?
Line
4. The Orange Line runs between Oak Grove and ______.
5. Which line goes to Logan Airport by bus?
6. Name the four main colors of the T:
MBTA Map
Use this map to answer the questions
Which Line Is My Station On?
Some stations are on two lines!
Red Line
Alewife, Davis, Porter, Harvard, Central, Kendall/MIT, Park Street, South Station, Andrew, JFK/UMass, Braintree, Ashmont
Alewife, Davis, Porter, Harvard, Central, Kendall/MIT, Park Street, South Station, Andrew, JFK/UMass, Braintree, Ashmont
Orange Line
Oak Grove, Malden Center, Wellington, Sullivan Sq, North Station, State, Downtown Crossing, Back Bay, Ruggles, Forest Hills
Oak Grove, Malden Center, Wellington, Sullivan Sq, North Station, State, Downtown Crossing, Back Bay, Ruggles, Forest Hills
Blue Line
Bowdoin, Government Center, State, Aquarium, Maverick, Airport, Orient Heights, Wonderland
Bowdoin, Government Center, State, Aquarium, Maverick, Airport, Orient Heights, Wonderland
Green Line
Boston College, Cleveland Circle, Riverside, Kenmore, Copley, Arlington, Park Street, Haymarket, North Station
Boston College, Cleveland Circle, Riverside, Kenmore, Copley, Arlington, Park Street, Haymarket, North Station
1. Harvard is on the ______ Line.
2. Maverick is on the ______ Line.
3. Ruggles is on the ______ Line.
4. Which station is on both the Orange and Blue lines?
5. Kenmore is on the ______ Line.
6. Which station is on the Red Line?
7. Downtown Crossing connects which two lines?
Inbound & Outbound
INBOUND = toward downtown. OUTBOUND = toward the ends.
INBOUND = toward downtown Boston. OUTBOUND = away from downtown, toward the ends of the line.
1. The two ends of the Red Line are Alewife and ______.
2. You are at Davis and want to go downtown to Park Street.
3. You are at Park Street heading to Alewife.
4. You are at JFK/UMass heading to Downtown Crossing.
5. You want to leave downtown and ride out to Quincy. You take an ______ train.
6. You are at Central going to South Station (downtown).
7. You ride from downtown out to Wonderland on the Blue Line. You are going ______.
Count the Stops
Count each station you travel TO. Don’t count where you start.
Red Line
Orange Line
Blue Line
1. Red Line: from Alewife to Harvard =
stops
2. Orange Line: from North Station to Downtown Crossing =
stops
3. Blue Line: from Bowdoin to Airport =
stops
4. Blue Line: from State to Maverick =
stops
Transfer Stations
Where two lines meet, you can switch trains
RedOrangeBlueGreenTransfer
1. The Red and Green lines meet at ______.
2. The Red and Orange lines meet at ______.
3. The Orange and Blue lines meet at ______.
4. Which two lines meet at Government Center?
5. Where does the Green Line meet the Red Line?
Plan Your Trip
Use the maps above. Type your plan — these are not auto-graded.
To plan a trip: (1) Find your start line. (2) Find your end line. (3) If they are different, ride to the transfer station where they meet, then switch.
1. You are at Davis (Red Line). You want to reach State (Orange Line). Which line first? Where do you transfer? Which line next?
2. You are at Maverick (Blue Line). You want to reach Park Street. Which line, and where do you transfer?
3. You are at Coolidge Corner (Green Line) going to Park Street. Do you need to transfer at all? How do you know?
4. From Downtown Crossing to the Airport (Blue Line): name the two lines you ride and where you switch.
Getting to Logan Airport
Two ways to reach your terminal
Way 1 — Blue Line: ride the Blue Line to the Airport stop, then take the free Massport shuttle bus to your terminal.
Way 2 — Silver Line: from South Station, ride the Silver Line SL1 bus straight to the terminals.
1. Which subway line has a stop called “Airport”?
Line
2. After you get off at Airport station, how do you get to your terminal?
Tip: name the free bus.
3. Which Silver Line bus goes from South Station to the terminals?
4. You are at South Station with two heavy suitcases. Which is the easier way to the terminals?
5. You are at Government Center. Name the line and the stop you take toward Logan:
Line to
Reading the Map Symbols
Use the Symbol Bank to answer the questions
Accessible
Easy to get in
Commuter Rail
Purple — trains to the suburbs
Ferry
A boat
Silver Line
SL bus to the airport
Airport
Logan Airport
The T
The MBTA
1. Which symbol tells you a station is easy to get into?
2. The purple lines on the map are the ______.
3. Which symbol means a boat across the harbor?
4. Which symbol shows the SL bus to the airport terminals?
5. The ______ symbol stands for the MBTA (Boston’s subway).
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