page_title: Porter station
section_title: Bus connections
hierarchical_section_title: Porter station / Bus connections
caption_attribution_description: English: A northbound #77 bus at Porter station in Cambridge, Massachusetts
context_page_description: Porter is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It serves the Red Line rapid transit line, the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line, and several MBTA bus lines. Located at Porter Square at the intersection of Massachusetts and Somerville Avenues, the station provides rapid transit access to northern Cambridge and the western portions of Somerville. Porter is 14 minutes from Park Street on the Red Line, and about 10 minutes from North Station on commuter rail trains. Several local MBTA bus routes also stop at the station.
  A series of commuter rail depots have been located at Porter Square under various names since the 1840s. The modern station with both subway and commuter rail levels was designed by Cambridge Seven Associates and opened on December 8, 1984. At 105 feet below ground, the subway section is the deepest station on the MBTA system. The station originally had six artworks installed as part of the Arts on the Line program; five remain, including Gift of the Wind and Glove Cycle.
context_section_description: Porter serves several MBTA bus local routes:
  77: Arlington Heights–Harvard station
  83: Rindge Avenue–Central Square, Cambridge
  96: Medford Square–Harvard atation
  The 77 and 96 run on Massachusetts Avenue, while the 83 turns from Somerville Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue at Porter Square. Additionally, route 87 stops on Elm Street at the Porter Square Shopping Center, one block northeast of Porter station.
  The 77A short turn of the 77 operates as a trolleybus on a limited number of runs, as trolleybuses on other routes are brought to and from the North Cambridge Carhouse.
caption: A northbound route 77 bus on Massachusetts Avenue stops at Porter station
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