Chelsea (MBTA station)
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Chelsea is a station on the MBTA Commuter Rail. It is located in Chelsea, Massachusetts
, between North Station and River Works
on the Newburyport/Rockport Line
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Chelsea Station opened Nov. 29, 1985, after the city had been without train service since 1958.
. The Urban Ring will be a Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) Line designed to connect the current MBTA Lines to reduce strain on the downtown stations.
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:...
, between North Station and River Works
River Works (MBTA station)
River Works is a passenger rail station on MBTA Commuter Rail's Newburyport/Rockport Line. The station is for GE employees only. Trains only stop at River Works on weekdays.-External links:* *...
on the Newburyport/Rockport Line
Newburyport/Rockport Line
The Newburyport/Rockport Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running northeast from downtown Boston, Massachusetts towards Cape Ann and the Merrimack Valley, serving the North Shore. The first leg serves Chelsea, Lynn, Swampscott, Salem, and Beverly. From there, a northern branch of...
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Chelsea Station opened Nov. 29, 1985, after the city had been without train service since 1958.
Future plans
Chelsea Station is a proposed stop on the MBTA's planned Urban Ring ProjectUrban Ring Project (MBTA)
The Urban Ring is a project of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, to develop new public transportation line that would provide improved circumferential connections among many existing transit lines that project radially from downtown...
. The Urban Ring will be a Bus Rapid Transit
Bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit is a term applied to a variety of public transportation systems using buses to provide faster, more efficient service than an ordinary bus line. Often this is achieved by making improvements to existing infrastructure, vehicles and scheduling...
(BRT) Line designed to connect the current MBTA Lines to reduce strain on the downtown stations.