MBTA Boat

MBTA Boat


Locale	Greater Boston
Waterway	Boston Harbor
Transit type	Passenger ferry
No. of lines	5
No. of terminals	8
Daily ridership	4,650 (2005)
Operator	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

The Lightning on a commuter F2 service, arriving at Boston's Long Wharf from Quincy.

The MBTA Boat system is a public boat service providing water transport in the Greater Boston area via Boston Harbor. Both inner harbor and longer distance commuter ferries are operated. The services are actually operated by private sector companies under contract to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).

In FY2005, the MBTA boat system carried 4,650 passengers (0.41% of total MBTA passengers) per weekday.^[1]

[edit] Routes

Commuter routes

F1 – Service from Rowes Wharf in downtown Boston to Hingham, operated by Boston Harbor Cruises.^[2]
F2 and F2H – Services from Long Wharf in downtown Boston and Logan International Airport to Hull and Quincy, operated by Water Transportation Alternatives under the brand Harbor Express.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Inner harbor route

F4 – Service from Long Wharf in downtown Boston to the Boston Navy Yard in Charlestown, operated by Boston Harbor Cruises.^[6]

^ Journey to 2030. Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization. May 2007. Chapter 2, p. 2-8. Refers to: MBTA, "Ridership and Service Statistics," Tenth Edition, 2006.
^ Schedules & Maps - Boats - F1. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
^ Schedules & Maps - Boats - F2. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
^ Schedules & Maps - Boats - F2H-BOS. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
^ Schedules & Maps - Boats - F2HLOGAN. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
^ Schedules & Maps - Boats - F4. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.

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