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MBTA Back Bay Station (BBY)
Metro Station, Rail Station, and Bus Station
South End, Boston
"Also, unlike South Station, Amtrak isn't actually staffed..."(5 Tips)
"If you love diesel fumes, this place is for you!"(6 Tips)
"underground concourse into Copley and the Pru."(5 Tips)
"The burritos at the ChaChaCha burrito cart are awesome."(2 Tips)
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Easy to get to. Great employees! Trains are almost always on time and the people who ride are very respectful. It's a great alternative to flying around the Northeast. Plus, you can't beat the views!
Beware of the junkie with a sob story about needing money to catch a train to rehab. He loafs between here and South Station with the same racket.Upvoted Mar 1- The burritos at the ChaChaCha burrito cart are awesome. The sometimes-long line at noon is testament to that. The marinated pork is especially savory.
- Yikes, no AC in the summer! Also, unlike South Station, Amtrak isn't actually staffed... So you have to rely on reticent-to-help mbta employees if you have questions...
Orange Line is good to get from Back Bay to N. Station during the day. At night it gets sketchy. Take a cab.
sheri kNovember 22, 2010Either ask the conducter if you're on the right train OR join a free game of MBTA roulette! The station is disorganized, switches tracks at the last minute & only announces about half the trains!
Jessica C.August 13, 2010Use the Clarendon St exit at the end of the platform if you're headed toward the East side of the street anyway. It's easier than using the main exit and having to cross the street during rush hour.
Cole KennedyDecember 23, 2019Easy access to Copley and, obviously, the Back Bay if you’re coming from NYC.
Melanie KatzSeptember 19, 2012This place takes the cake for being the ugliest MBTA commuter station in Boston. Also, about the bathrooms here... I'd avoid those.
The Worcester Commuter train always arrives on tracks 5 or 7, and there's secret entrance/exit on Dartmouth across the street from the main station building!
Do not, under any circumstance even attempt to use the bathrooms here. You'll regret it. Seriously don't. Cross the street if you have to and go elsewhere.
At cart between subway and commuter rail, get a bacon, egg, cheese on a roll. Epic win! Cat makes a killer sandwich.
If you haven't seem the dude who looks like Alice Cooper carrying around a lady twin mannequin torso, then you haven't truly experienced Back Bay station.
Chris CobbSeptember 8, 2012Using the restroom is a great way to lose weight. It is the most humid place in existence.
Don't take the back stairs, the longer walk is worth it to your nose!!!
Feel like you're in jail, use the stainless steel toilets and urinals!!
- The underground concourse will take you directly into Copley and through the Pru. Perfect for bad weather days.
Tim FogartyAugust 22, 2012I could be wrong, but if the constant heat and smoke are any indication, this place is built on a volcano.
Don't arrive too early for your departing train or you'll end up breathing in diesel fumes while you wait.
AMTRAK N.E.C. / LAKESHORE LIMITED TO / FROM CHICAGO. COMMUTER RAIL AND ORANGE LINE SUBWAY TO NORTH STATION FOR AMTRAK TO MAINE.
Taro MinamiJanuary 14, 2012Check the train schedule in advance or you may end up waiting 1 hour or more. Not fun.
Eric OOctober 31, 2012There is a tunnel that leads to the shops at Copley and the Prudential Center Mall.
Use the bathroom across the street in the mall. Believe me, you'll be happy you did.
Jake SmithApril 17, 2012Pick up a commuter rail train or feed the birds that inexplicably inhabit this station.
Brendan CochranJanuary 3, 2014Ugh those diesel fumes though....still pretty safe thought for a train station, especially at night- MBTA COMMUTER RAIL ,AMTRAK N.E. CORRIDOR AND AMTRAK P-448 & P-449 TO/FROM CHICAGO.
If you take the Orange Line (subway) from here, it is OK. If you take commuter rail, it is crappy. Heaps of litter along the tracks downstairs and the platform smells like urine. Just yucky.
Judging by the litter, Natural Light seems to be the beer of choice for the homeless.- Back Bay bathrooms are so wretched it makes you wonder what third world bathrooms are like... Hmmm renovation needed ASAP!
Avoid the bathrooms at all costs. There are no working soap dispensers and who knows what sort of foul behavior has taken place in the stalls.
theres a back door entrance via Berkley. a bit sketchy but may save a couple minutes if you're heading east.
They are doing a little construction outside the back exit (Clarendon Street).
Kacey StamatsNovember 23, 2013Dear Amtrak, I think you're wonderful but I'll never understand why almost all of your bathrooms- on train and off- are so filthy.
The burritos at the cart near the Dartmouth st exit are better than you'd expect- On days of crappy weather take the underground concourse into Copley and the Pru.
Bring an extra jacket if you are waiting long in winter - the station is cold!
Great place for a flashmob where everyone gets depressed
They delay trains and don't post it. Their clerks are as intelligent as a box of hair.
Brian KnottsNovember 16, 2011Busy, Busy! Watch out for the homeless pan-handlers claiming they're "stranded" and need money for the MegaBus- Coming here has the same general feeling as watching a puppy die.
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MBTA Back Bay Station (BBY)
145 Dartmouth St (at Stuart St)
Boston, MA 02116
United States
Boston, MA 02116
United States
Open until 1:00 AM (Show more)
- Mon–Sun
- 5:00 AM–1:00 AM
(617) 222-3200
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