South Station

train station in Boston
Place railway_station Q54453
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South Station

Summary

South Station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month, #35 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • South Station is located in Boston[3].
  • South Station is in the country of United States[4].
  • South Station's transport network is recorded as MBTA Commuter Rail[5].
  • South Station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].
  • South Station's instance of is recorded as dead-end railway station[7].
  • South Station's instance of is recorded as union station[8].
  • South Station's connecting line is recorded as Northeast Corridor[9].
  • South Station is owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority[10].
  • South Station's architectural style is recorded as Utopian architecture[11].
  • South Station's adjacent station is recorded as Back Bay station[12].
  • South Station's adjacent station is recorded as JFK/UMass station[13].
  • South Station's adjacent station is recorded as Braintree station[14].
  • South Station's adjacent station is recorded as Back Bay station[15].
  • South Station's adjacent station is recorded as Newmarket station[16].
  • South Station's adjacent station is recorded as JFK/UMass station[17].
  • South Station's adjacent station is recorded as JFK/UMass station[18].
  • South Station's adjacent station is recorded as Back Bay station[19].
  • South Station's adjacent station is recorded as Back Bay station[20].
  • South Station's adjacent station is recorded as Back Bay station[21].
  • South Station's adjacent station is recorded as Back Bay station[22].
  • South Station's adjacent station is recorded as Back Bay station[23].
  • South Station's IATA airport code is recorded as ZTO[24].
  • South Station's Commons category is recorded as South Station[25].
  • 1899 marks the founding of South Station[26].
  • South Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.351944, 'longitude': -71.055278}[27].

Body

Geography

South Station is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Boston[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station[6], dead-end railway station[7], and union station[8]. South Station's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[28].

History and Context

1899 marks the founding of South Station[26]. It is owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority[10].

Why It Matters

South Station ranks in the top 0.19% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month, #35 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Connecting service Acela, Northeast Regional, Lake Shore Limited +8
    Openstreetmap way id 29742438
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 29742438, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/29742438 in United States"
  2. 13w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architectural style Utopian architecture
    Country
    Number of platform tracks {'amount': '+13'}
    Country United States
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37008|batch #37008]]: Remove redundant P30 from buildings"
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