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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority uses a number of yards and facilities for maintenance and storage of its road and rail fleets.

Active yards

Bus

Many of these facilities are former streetcar carhouses that were gradually converted to trackless trolley and bus use, although some like Southampton (built 2004) are of recent construction. Of the former streetcar carhouses, only Arborway and Watertown were Green Line yards during part of the MBTA era. Everett was an Orange Line yard until 1975.

Name		Location	Routes served
Albany Street Garage		Albany Street, South End, Boston	Local, Mass Pike Express, and crosstown routes
Arborway Yard		Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, Boston	Local bus routes; former terminus of the Green Line E branch
Cabot Garage		Dorchester Avenue, South Boston	Local bus routes
Charlestown Garage		Arlington Avenue, Charlestown, Boston	Local bus routes
Everett Shops		Broadway, Everett	Heavy repair for buses and for subway components; former Orange Line terminus and yard
Fellsway Garage		Salem Street, Medford	Local bus routes
Lynn Garage		Western Avenue, Lynn	Local bus routes; North Shore express routes
North Cambridge Carhouse		Massachusetts Avenue, North Cambridge	Formerly storage and maintenance for Harvard-based trolleybus routes; being converted for battery buses
Quincy Garage		Hancock Street, Quincy	Quincy-based local bus routes
Somerville Garage at Charlestown		Arlington Avenue, Charlestown, Boston	Local bus routes
Southampton Bus Maintenance Facility		Southampton Street, South Bay, Boston	Silver Line dual mode buses; local bus routes
Watertown Yard		Galen Street, Watertown	Midday layover for local bus routes; former terminus of the Green Line A branch and Green Line heavy maintenance facility

Subway

The subway lines each have one maintenance facility (except for three on the Green Line) and often several other yards used for overnight and midday storage. Tail tracks for temporary storage of trains are also present at Forest Hills (Orange Line) and Wonderland (Blue Line); the Green Line has sidings at Heath Street, Blandford Street, and Northeastern University.

Name		Location	Route	Use
Alewife Yard		north of Alewife	Red Line	layover/storage
Bowdoin Yard		west of Bowdoin	Blue Line	layover/storage
Cabot Yard		near Broadway	Red Line	maintenance and storage
Caddigan Yard		south of Braintree	Red Line (Braintree branch)	layover/storage
Codman Yard		south of Ashmont	Red Line (Ashmont branch)	layover/storage
Green Line Extension Vehicle Maintenance Facility		Inner Belt District	Green Line (D and E branches)	maintenance and storage
Lake Street Yard		at Boston College	Green Line (B branch)	maintenance and storage
Mattapan Yard		at Mattapan	Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line	maintenance and storage
North Station Yard		at North Station	Green Line	layover and storage
Orient Heights Yard		east of Orient Heights	Blue Line	maintenance and storage
Reservoir Yard		between Reservoir and Cleveland Circle	Green Line (C branch and D branch)	maintenance and storage
Riverside Yard		at Riverside	Green Line (D branch)	maintenance and storage
Wellington Yard		at Wellington	Orange Line	maintenance and storage

Commuter rail

All MBTA Commuter Rail lines except the Lowell Line have a dedicated layover near the end of the line |trainsets to be stored overnight. Some provide ground power and other facilities; others are simply several yard tracks off the mainline. The MBTA has one heavy maintenance facility on the northside, plus two light maintenance facilities on the southside. Equipment is transferred between the two sides via the Grand Junction Railroad.

Name		Location	Route	Use
Bradford Layover		at Bradford	Haverhill Line	layover/storage
Franklin Layover		east of Franklin/Dean College	Franklin/Foxboro Line	layover/storage
Greenbush Layover		at Greenbush	Greenbush Line	layover/storage
Kingston Layover		at Kingston	Kingston Line	layover/storage
MBTA Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility		Inner Belt, Somerville	northside lines	Heavy maintenance for all commuter rail equipment; layover/storage
Middleboro Layover		at Middleborough	Middleborough/Lakeville Line	layover/storage
Needham Layover		south of Needham Heights	Needham Line	layover/storage
Newburyport Layover		south of Newburyport	Newburyport/Rockport Line	layover/storage
Pawtucket Layover		Pawtucket, Rhode Island	Providence/Stoughton Line	layover/storage
Readville Interim Repair Facility		north of Readville	southside lines	Running maintenance and layover/storage. Expansion into a southside maintenance facility is planned for construction from 2023 to 2028.
Rochester Maintenance Facility		Cape Main Line in Rochester		Overhaul and maintenance
Rockport Layover		at Rockport	Newburyport/Rockport Line	layover/storage
Southampton Street Yard		south of South Station, Boston	southside lines	running maintenance and midday storage – primarily an Amtrak heavy maintenance facility
Stoughton Layover		at Stoughton	Providence/Stoughton Line	layover/storage
West Cambridge Maintenance Facility		south of Alewife		Maintenance of way equipment storage
Westminster Layover		west of Wachusett	Fitchburg Line	layover/storage
Worcester Layover		east of Worcester	Framingham/Worcester Line	layover/storage

Future yards

Name		Location	Routes served
Beacon Park Yard		At Beacon Park Yard	Midday layover for the Worcester Line. To be constructed by 2032 as part of the realignment of I-90.
Quincy Bus Maintenance Facility		North of Quincy Adams	Will replace Quincy Garage. Expected completion in 2027.
Wamsutta Layover		North of New Bedford	Under construction as part of South Coast Rail, expected to open in mid-2024
Weaver's Cove Layover		North of Fall River	Under construction as part of South Coast Rail, expected to open in 2024
Widett Circle		Inside Widett Circle	Layover yard for southside lines. The MBTA Board authorized negotiations for property purchase in December 2022. The MBTA took possession of the property in April 2023.

Former yards

Name		Location	Routes	Use	Closed & reason
Attleboro Layover		south of Attleboro	Providence/Stoughton Line	layover/storage	2006; replaced by Pawtucket Layover
Bennett Carhouse		south of Harvard Square, Cambridge	Harvard-based streetcar and trackless trolley routes	maintenance and storage	1970; Eliot Shops closed
Eliot Shops		south of Harvard Square, Cambridge	Red Line (also Blue Line from 1924–1952)	maintenance and storage	1970; redevelopment
Fitchburg Layover		east of Fitchburg	Fitchburg Line	layover/storage	2016; replaced by Wachusett Layover
Forest Hills Shops		south of Forest Hills	Orange Line	maintenance and storage	1987; completion of the southwest Corridor
Haverhill Layover		north of Haverhill	Haverhill Line	layover/storage	1987; replaced by Bradford Layover
Ipswich Layover		south of Ipswich	Newburyport/Rockport Line	layover/storage	1998; extension to Newburyport
Lechmere Yard		at Lechmere	Green Line	layover/storage	2020; relocation of Lechmere station
Sullivan Square Shops		at Sullivan Square	Orange Line and streetcars	maintenance and storage	1975; completion of the Haymarket North Extension

References

1. ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
2. "Executive Summary" (PDF). South Side Maintenance and Layover Facility EENF. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 2022.
3. "Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority FY23-27 Capital Investment Plan (CIP): Proposed" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 2022.
4. "MBTA Wachusett Commuter Rail Extension Project". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
5. "Allston Multimodal Project Fact Sheet". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. 2021.
6. Brennan, Christopher E. (October 24, 2023). "MBTA Contract No. R17CN06 – Construction Manager at Risk Services for the MBTA Quincy Bus Maintenance Facility Project: Final Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Amendment" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. pp. 12, 15.
7. ^ Medeiros, Dan (September 29, 2023). "South Coast Rail passenger service is being delayed. Here's why, explained in 60 seconds". The Herald News. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023.
8. Henderson, Richard (December 15, 2022). "Widett Circle Acquisition" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
9. "MBTA Seeks to Purchase Widett Circle Property for Commuter Rail Layover Yard" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. December 15, 2022.
10. "MBTA completes purchase of land for new commuter yard". Trains News Wire. April 12, 2023.

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