List of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority yards

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 and trolleybus

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.

Name		Location[1]	Routes served[1]
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 Main Repair Facility		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	Storage and maintenance for Harvard-based trolleybus routes
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

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. End-of-line tracks for temporary storage of trains are also present at Forest Hills (Orange Line), Wonderland (Blue Line) and Heath Street (Green Line); pocket tracks are present at Blandford Street and Northeastern University on the Green Line.

Name		Location[1]	Routes served[1]
Alewife Yard		North of Alewife	Red Line layover/storage
Bowdoin Yard		West of Bowdoin	Blue Line layover/storage
Caddigan Yard		South of Braintree	Red Line (Braintree branch) layover/storage
Codman Yard		South of Ashmont	Red Line (Ashmont branch) layover/storage
Lake Street Carhouse		At Boston College	Green Line ("B" Branch) maintenance and storage
Lechmere Yard		At Lechmere	Green Line layover/storage
Mattapan Yard		At Mattapan	Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line maintenance and storage
Orient Heights Yard		East of Orient Heights	Blue Line maintenance and storage
Reservoir Carhouse		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 Carhouse		At Wellington	Orange Line maintenance and storage

Commuter rail

All MBTA Commuter Rail lines have a dedicated layover near the end of the line for 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[1]	Routes served[1]
Bradford Layover		At Bradford	Layover/storage for Haverhill Line
Fitchburg Layover		East of Fitchburg	Layover/storage for Fitchburg Line (will be replaced by Wachusett Layover in late 2015)[2]
Franklin Layover		East of Franklin	Layover/storage for Franklin Line
Greenbush Layover		At Greenbush	Layover/storage for Greenbush Line
Kingston Layover		At Kingston/Route 3	Layover/storage for Plymouth/Kingston Line
MBTA Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility		Inner Belt, Somerville	Heavy maintenance for all commuter rail equipment; layover/storage for northside lines
Lowell Layover		At Lowell	Layover/storage for Lowell Line
Middleboro Layover		North of Middleborough/Lakeville	Layover/storage for Middleborough/Lakeville Line
Needham Layover		South of Needham Heights	Layover/storage for Needham Line
Newburyport Layover		South of Newburyport	Layover/storage for Newburyport/Rockport Line
Pawtucket Layover		Pawtucket, Rhode Island	Layover/storage for Providence/Stoughton Line
Readville Interim Repair Facility		North of Readville	Running maintenance and layover/storage for southside lines
Rockport Layover		At Rockport	Layover/storage for Newburyport/Rockport Line
Southampton Street Yard		South of South Station, Boston	Amtrak heavy maintenance facility, used for running maintenance and midday storage for southside lines
Stoughton Layover		At Stoughton	Layover/storage for Providence/Stoughton Line
Wachusett Layover		West of Wachusett	Layover/storage for Fitchburg Line, to replace Fitchburg Layover when the extension to Wachusett opens in late 2016[2]
Worcester Layover		East of Worcester	Layover/storage for Framingham/Worcester Line

Former yards

Name		Location	Routes served
Attleboro Layover		South of Attleboro	Layover/storage for Providence/Stoughton Line; replaced in 2006 by Pawtucket Layover
Bennett Carhouse		South of Harvard Square, Cambridge	Harvard-based streetcar and trackless trolley routes; closed 1970 with Eliot Shops
Eliot Shops		South of Harvard Square, Cambridge	Red Line (and Blue Line from 1924-1952); closed 1970
Forest Hills Shops		South of elevated Forest Hills station	Orange Line; closed 1987 with completion of the Southwest Corridor
Ipswich Layover		South of Ipswich	Layover/storage for Newburyport/Rockport Line; closed 1998 with extension to Newburyport
Sullivan Square Shops		At elevated Sullivan Square Station	Orange Line and streetcars; closed 1975 with completion of the Haymarket North Extension

References

1. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
2. "MBTA Wachusett Commuter Rail Extension Project". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved 24 March 2016.