Chinatown station (MBTA)

[9][10] That month, the agency received a federal grant that funded two-thirds of a $14.3 million modernization program.

[9][11] As part of that project, the MBTA investigated the feasibility of connecting Essex, Park Street, Washington, and State with pedestrian tunnels.

[16][17] The three locomotive driving wheels were recast from original wood molds owned by the Edaville Railroad.

[16] The sculpture, Farewell to Steam, was later relocated to the commuter rail level at Back Bay station.

[20] An extension of the northbound platform was completed shortly before six-car train service began on August 18, 1987.

[21][22] Katayama wrote that "I instantly heard the voice of this station telling me...to relieve the darkness with a range of bright colors.

[26][27][28] Silver Line service on Washington Street between Dudley and Downtown Crossing (now route SL5) started on July 20, 2002.

Both routes operate on one-way loops in downtown Boston, serving Chinatown station only in the northbound direction.

[29][30] In May 2020, the MBTA awarded a $8.75 million design contract for accessibility renovations at both Chinatown and State stations.

[33][30][32] The entire Orange Line, including Chinatown station, was closed from August 19 to September 18, 2022, during maintenance work.

A Silver Line bus at the station in 2024
The southbound (Boylston) platform in 1914
Interior of the disused Essex Street entrance, with a 1977 map and parts of the original gray tile mosaic visible