Massachusetts

===Long-distance rail and bus===

[[Amtrak]] operates several [[inter-city rail]] lines in Massachusetts. Boston's [[South Station]] serves as the terminus for three lines, namely the high-speed ''[[Acela Express]]'', which links to cities such as [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], [[New York City]], and eventually Washington DC; the ''[[Northeast Regional]]'', which follows the same route but includes many more stops, and also continues further south to [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]] in Virginia; and the ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'', which runs westward to [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]], [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]], and eventually [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]].<ref name = "amtrak">{{cite web|url=https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-train-routes|title=Northeast Train Routes|website=Amtrak|access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=Routes |title=Acela Express |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |access-date=May 22, 2010 |url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/AM_Route_C/1241245664867/1237405732511 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523233021/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/AM_Route_C/1241245664867/1237405732511 |archive-date=May 23, 2010 }}</ref> Boston's other major station, [[North Station]], serves as the southern terminus for Amtrak's ''[[Downeaster (train)|Downeaster]]'', which connects to [[Portland, Maine|Portland]] and [[Brunswick, Maine|Brunswick]] in Maine.<ref name = "amtrak"/>

Outside of Boston, Amtrak connects several cities across Massachusetts, along the aforementioned ''Acela'', ''Northeast Regional'', ''Lake Shore Limited'', and ''Downeaster'' lines, as well as other routes in central and western Massachusetts. The ''[[Hartford Line (Amtrak)|Hartford Line]]'' connects [[Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield]] to [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], operated in conjunction with the [[Connecticut Department of Transportation]], and the ''[[Valley Flyer (Amtrak train)|Valley Flyer]]'' runs a similar route but continues further north to [[Greenfield, Massachusetts|Greenfield]]. Several stations in western Massachusetts are also served by the ''[[Vermonter (train)|Vermonter]]'', which connects [[St. Albans station (Vermont)|St. Albans, Vermont]] to Washington DC.<ref name = "amtrak"/>

Amtrak carries more passengers between Boston and New York than all airlines combined (about 54% of market share in 2012),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/business/hassles-of-air-travel-push-passengers-to-amtrak.html|title=Air Travel's Hassles Drive Riders to Amtrak's Acela|first=Ron|last=Nixon|newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 15, 2012}}</ref> but service between other cities is less frequent. There, more frequent intercity service is provided by private bus carriers, including [[Peter Pan Bus Lines]] (headquartered in Springfield), [[Greyhound Lines]], [[OurBus]], [[BoltBus]] and [[Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway]]. Various [[Chinatown bus lines]] depart for New York from South Station in Boston.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chinatown Bus: Fung Wah Bus, Boston New York Bus |url=https://boston-tourism-made-easy.com/chinatown-bus/ |website=BOSTON TOURISM MADE EASY |access-date=December 4, 2022}}</ref>

[[MBTA Commuter Rail]] services run throughout the larger Greater Boston area, including service to [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]], [[Fitchburg, Massachusetts|Fitchburg]], [[Haverhill, Massachusetts|Haverhill]], [[Newburyport, Massachusetts|Newburyport]], [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]], and [[Kingston, Massachusetts|Kingston]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Commuter Rail Maps and Schedules |publisher=[[Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority]] |access-date=May 5, 2015 |url=http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/}}</ref> This overlaps with the service areas of neighboring regional transportation authorities. As of the summer of 2013 the [[Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority]] in collaboration with the MBTA and the [[Massachusetts Department of Transportation]] (MassDOT) is operating the [[CapeFLYER]] providing passenger rail service between Boston and Cape Cod.<ref>{{cite web |title=CapeFlyer |access-date=July 29, 2013 |url=http://capeflyer.com/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=T announces summer Cape Cod train service |publisher=[[WCVB-TV]] |access-date=July 29, 2013 |url=http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/boston-south/T-announces-summer-Cape-Cod-train-service/-/9848842/19557134/-/f7pi02/-/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103130254/http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/boston-south/T-announces-summer-Cape-Cod-train-service/-/9848842/19557134/-/f7pi02/-/index.html |archive-date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref>