Downtown Crossing was once the busiest T stop. Now there's a new No 1.
Skip to contentLocalWeatherInvestigationsVideosSportsU.S. & WorldTrafficNewslettersWatch News 24/7 Trending24/7 streaming newsKaren Read trialCelticsEmbrace Ideas FestivalPride MonthSpeak Now: PrideNBC Local DealsParis OlympicsKwani Has Questions@Issue MBTABy Grant Welker•Published May 3, 2024•Updated on May 3, 2024 at 9:10 amDowntown Crossing was once the MBTA’s busiest rapid-transit stop, with itslocation near the Financial District’s bustling office towers at the junction of the Red and Orange lines.But Downtown Crossing’s traffic was down 56% last year compared to five years earlier, according to a Boston Business Journal analysis of T data. In fact, it is no longer the transit system’s busiest station. For the past two years, that honor went to another Red Line stop a half-mile away: South Station.STAY IN THE KNOWWatch NBC10 Boston news for free, 24/7, wherever you are.Get Boston local news, weather forecasts, lifestyle and entertainment stories to your inbox. Sign up for NBC Bost...