Located at the corner of Green and Amory, Green Street station serves a densely populated residential area. With street cutouts, it is convenient to drop off or pick up, but there are no automobile parking spaces. There are 22 bicycle parking spaces. The station is clean and well-lit, and service is predictable, if a little scant. The station is a stop for the #48 bus route which travels to the South Street monument and down Centre Street, the popular Jamaica Plain restaurant and retail destination.
Stony Brook station is a small, quiet station tucked into the ground between Jackson and Green Street Stations. It is another access point to the subway serving densely populated south Jamaica Plain. With its adjacent seating, stone engraved poetry and proximity to a public green space, the station has a community park-like feel. With 12 bicycle spaces, no car parking and side street access, this station is primarily used by pedestrians on their way into town or out to Forest Hills. Like Green Street, it connects to only one bus route, the #48 which serves South and Centre Streets.
Community College Station is one of the two MBTA subway stops that services Charlestown. Much of the traffic here is generated by Bunker Hill students, as the stop is just outside the campus limits. This is an outdoor station. There are a few shelters and benches available for riders while they wait for a train.
At the end of the Orange line, but centrally located near service to Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Roxbury, Dorchester and Hyde Park, the Forest Hills station is one of Boston's best-staffed and populated transportation hubs. From Forest Hills, riders can access 16 bus routes, subway and commuter rail lines. Shops line the concourse, including a convenience store, donut shop, fruit and vegetable vendor, florists, a multitude of fare machines, pay phones, and a staffed information booth.
Franklin Park Zoo and Golf Course and the Arnold Arboretum are all within a short distance. There is a pedal and park, covered bicycle parking lot, and a giant clock that towers over the exterior and is mimicked on the inside. There is a Zip Car stand as well as a parking lot for more than 200 cars. There is an elevator, an escalator and a TTY; service generally runs from 5am to 11am.
It's a little piece of history within Old Town: built in 1905, this station is one of the longest-standing in the area. Serving both Amtrak and the local VRE (Virginia Railway Express), it's referred to simply as the Alexandria Station to avoid being confused with Union Station in neighboring Washington, DC. Travelers on both rail carriers have several options to get to and from the station: the DASH and the Metrobus both provide service, as do taxis sitting in front of the building. The King Street Metro station, which is served by the blue and yellow lines, is also nearby.
