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• the northern terminus of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor train service, including Acela high-speed trains. There is also daily Amtrak overnight train to Chicago.
• a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail terminus.
• a station stop on the Boston subway's Red Line.
• a station stop on the Phase 2 Silver Line (expected to open in late 2004, with service extending to Logan Airport in 2005)
• Boston's main inter-city bus terminal.
• local bus service.
• staffed ticket windows.
• a food court and waiting area.
• public art, including a sculpture built of railroad car couplers and a model of the planet Jupiter, part of the Boston Museum of ScienceLocated on the Charles River, the Museum of Science of Boston is a city landmark. scale model of the solar systemA generic solar system (or planetary system consists of at least one star and various orbiting objects (such as asteroids, comets, moons, and planets). The term originated to describe the planetary system around Sol, the Latin name for our sun. The planet

South Station opened on January 1January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other, 1899Events January events January 1 End of Spanish rule in Cuba. January 1 Queens and Staten Island merge with New York City. January 3 The first known use of the word " automobile", in an editorial in the New York Times''. January 6 Lord Curzon becomes a vic. It underwent a complete renovation in 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor. An intercity bus terminal was added around 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap.

Note: Several MBTA commuter rail lines plus Amtrak's service to MaineMaine is a state of the United States. It is probably named after the French province of Maine. Another possibility for the name 'Maine' is that the people living on islands along the coast of Maine used to speak of going to the mainland as 'going over to do not stop at South Station. They terminate at North Station, about 1-1/4 mile away.