State station

State
A westbound Blue Line train arriving at State station in June 2024
General information
Location	Washington Street at State Street Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′31″N 71°03′28″W / 42.3587°N 71.0578°W / 42.3587; -71.0578
Line(s)	East Boston Tunnel Washington Street Tunnel
Platforms	4 side platforms (2 on each level)
Tracks	4 (2 on each level)
Connections	MBTA bus: 4, 92, 93, 354
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	December 30, 1904 (Blue Line) November 30, 1908 (Orange Line)
Rebuilt	April 18–21, 1924 (Blue Line) April 26, 2011
Previous names	Devonshire (1904–1967) Milk/State (1908–1967) State/Citizens Bank (1997–2000) State/Aquarium (2004)
Passengers
FY2019	12,928 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Downtown Crossing toward Forest Hills Orange Line Haymarket toward Oak Grove Government Center toward Bowdoin Blue Line Aquarium toward Wonderland
Track layout Legend to Oak Grove to Bowdoin to Wonderland to Forest Hills
Location

State station (also called State Street) is an underground Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rapid transit station located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the transfer point between the Orange Line and the Blue Line, and one of four "hub stations" on the MBTA subway system. The Orange Line has two side platforms on two levels, while the Blue Line has two side platforms on a single level. The station is fully accessible.

The East Boston Tunnel (predecessor of the modern Blue Line) opened as a streetcar tunnel in 1904, with Devonshire one of its two stations in downtown Boston. The Washington Street Tunnel opened to carry the Main Line (predecessor of the Orange Line) in 1908, with platforms at Milk and State. In 1924, the East Boston Tunnel was converted to use metro rolling stock. The MBTA renamed the lines to the Blue Line and Orange Line in 1965, and renamed both stations to State in 1967. The Orange Line platforms were extended in the 1980s for six-car trains. A second renovation in 2006–2011 extended the Blue Line platforms and made all platforms accessible.