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Porter is a train station
Train station

|}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded....
 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England....
. It is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue (Porter Square
Porter Square

Porter Square is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts in the USA, located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between Harvard Square and Davis Square Squares....
). It also serves portions of Somerville
Somerville, Massachusetts

Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 77,478 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England....
. The station was designed by Cambridge Seven Associates
Cambridge Seven Associates

Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc. is an USA architecture firm founded in 1962 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded upon the idea that the collaborative efforts of a varied group of designers and architects would be far more effective than those of any one individual....
 and opened on December 8, 1984. It is the deepest station in the Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...
 area. Its facilities include:



Porter station's unusual depth is due to the MBTA's decision to build the station in rock rather than soft clay, saving time and money in the construction process.

The Porter Square
Porter Square

Porter Square is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts in the USA, located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between Harvard Square and Davis Square Squares....
 article describes nearby attractions.

The station has no automobile parking.






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Porter is a train station
Train station

|}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded....
 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England....
. It is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue (Porter Square
Porter Square

Porter Square is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts in the USA, located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between Harvard Square and Davis Square Squares....
). It also serves portions of Somerville
Somerville, Massachusetts

Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 77,478 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England....
. The station was designed by Cambridge Seven Associates
Cambridge Seven Associates

Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc. is an USA architecture firm founded in 1962 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm was founded upon the idea that the collaborative efforts of a varied group of designers and architects would be far more effective than those of any one individual....
 and opened on December 8, 1984. It is the deepest station in the Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...
 area. Its facilities include:

  • A stop on the Boston subway's Red Line
    Red Line (MBTA)

    The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority running roughly north-south through Boston, Massachusetts into neighboring communities....
  • A stop on MBTA Commuter Rail
    MBTA Commuter Rail

    The Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company Co. serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States....
     Fitchburg Line
    Fitchburg Line

    The Fitchburg Line is an MBTA line that runs from Boston, Massachusetts North Station to Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The line is along the tracks of the former Fitchburg Railroad, which was a railroad line across northern Massachusetts, United States, leading to and through the Hoosac Tunnel....
  • Bus and trolleybus
    Trolleybus

    A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from a network of charged overhead wires using spring loaded trolley poles. Two poles are needed, so that one can draw down the live current to power the motor and the other can complete the circuit by carrying the neutral current back to the network....
     connections at street level, including the Number 77 Massachusetts Avenue bus.
  • Bicycle parking
  • An unusually deep set of escalator
    Escalator

    An escalator is a conveyor transport device for transport people, consisting of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, which keep the treads horizontal....
    s (143 feet long) descending three levels, with fixed stairs next to them (steps, descending: 60+117+22 = 199 total).
  • Public art
    Public art

    |}The term public art properly refers to works of art in any Media that has been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the public domain, usually outside and accessible to all....
     includes by Mags Harries, an installation of bronze castings of lost gloves flowing down the escalator and scattered throughout the station, and Susumu Shingu's "Gift of the Wind" at street level.


Porter station's unusual depth is due to the MBTA's decision to build the station in rock rather than soft clay, saving time and money in the construction process.

The Porter Square
Porter Square

Porter Square is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts in the USA, located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between Harvard Square and Davis Square Squares....
 article describes nearby attractions.

The station has no automobile parking. It is inadvisable to park in the nearby shopping center and take the train; they will tow. Somerville residents with permits may be able to park on Somerville Avenue near the station.

Porter Square Station is wheelchair accessible, with a short high platform at the commuter rail tracks. See MBTA accessibility
MBTA accessibility

Handicap accessibility on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority system is limited but improving. As is true for most mass transit systems, much of the Boston subway and MBTA Commuter Rail lines were built before wheelchair access was a Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990....
.

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