North of Boston, Wellington MBTA station is in Medford and serves the Orange Line. The station does…read morehave a large 1300-space parking garage that is linked to the station with a long pedestrian skybridge that goes over the tracks and a maintenance facility. Overnight parking (up to 10 nights!) is permitted. The station is fully handicapped accessible from the parking garage area. There are audible and visual displays of the next trains in both directions. The ticketing lobby has a number of kiosks for purchasing a ticket or adding value to your CharlieCard. There is a small Dunkin Donuts kiosk just outside the ticketing area. The station is between Assembly (inbound, towards Forest Hills) and Malden Center (outbound towards Oak Grove).

When we were in the Boston area, we used this train station a couple of times. It's not very clean,…read morebut it was very convenient to park there and go to the city and back. Kids 11 and under rode for free, but you have to enter with them right in front of you, we didn't realize that until a worker told us, but we had already used our credit to pay for the kids. We were also told at the station that kids 12 and up have to pay as adults, unless they live in Boston and get a train card at their school.

Reasons Why I Love The 109…read more 1. I can go from my house to Sullivan in 20-30 minutes. 50000 hours if I had to walk. 2. It runs pretty good at the peak of the day. 3. I strengthen my anger management skills every time I take the bus and I manage not to beat the shit out of everyone on it because my claustrophobia is kicking in. 4. I can sleep on my way to the station in the morning if I have to leave early. 5. I weigh over 300 pounds and another fatass always likes to sit next tome so I can feel skinny. 6. I can avoid the 108 that leaves Malden Center and always has a crystal meth conference or a heroin symposium on it.

So basically, I love the 109 when it runs well, and despise this bus when it inevitably lets me…read moredown and comes 20 minutes late. I reviewed its' psycho sister, the 104. This bus runs basically the same route, but stays on Broadway through Malden and takes Eastern Ave to Linden Square in Malden/Revere. I need to go to Linden all the time, so this bus is definitely useful for that. Plus, they added 2 per hour after 8pm on weekdays that end at Glendale Square. Yeah, I'd rather have it go to Linden Square, but still useful nonetheless, as sometimes I need to get to Everett Square. It's only ever REALLY late on Sundays, which is the MBTA's fault more than the actual route. I think it stays on time enough considering how many people take it.

Oak Grove is the northern terminus of the MBTA Orange Line and with that comes a good sized…read morecommuter parking lot nearby. Surprisingly, the station has no services such as a coffee shop and there isn't very much nearby at all either. It has a single entrance and exit, which is also unusual. The station is in surprisingly good condition and repair. The station is an island platform and it is fully handicapped accessible. There are automated machines in the ticketing lobby for purchasing Charlie Tickets and adding value to Charlie Cards. There is an audible announcement of the next train to depart to Forest Hills and this is helpful in case you're close enough to run for it. There is also a visual board when you're on the platform. As mentioned, this is the terminus for the Orange Line. The next inbound station is Malden Center.

Last station of orange line. Another lame stinky station. Not well signed. Not enough benches…read more Train is not frequent.

Number 55 bus route once provided excellent service from early morning to late evening. It…read moreconnected many residents living in this urban area to the rest of the city. It allowed people to live without a car freeing up space and lessening pollution. Then came COVID-19. It hasn't been the same since. Now down to 6 hours a day it's a shadow of its former self. Better than nothing, but not quite what it was. What's especially sad about this situation is that the area is growing rapidly. Just as more buildings are being built and more residents and businesses moving in we have service cuts. This in turn forces new members of the community to own cars or resort to Uber or Lyft which brings more traffic into an already congested area. Add the 35,000 extra people flooding in during Red Sox games and concerts and you have to scratch your head and wonder why this bus route is always the target of cuts. Rather than the MBTA Promoting the benefits and convenience of using this bus service they slash service discouraging use. This isn't exactly a winning strategy for providing needed transportation within a congested and growing neighborhood. R. Houle West Fenway Boston, MA

The 55 bus is so convenient going to and from Fenway to downtown. It is 80% ontime, and the bus…read moredrivers have a record of being exceptionally friendly. One night, the bus driver dropped passengers off at a restaurant on Boylston St. that was between stops for no reason other than being a nice guy. This bus is a little specialized for those living in the Fenway area- but if you ever have friends that want to have drinks before going downtown, don't fret the walk! You can easily pick up the bus and be dropped off in prime locations on Boylston St. Going back, on the other hand, seems to take forever- I've only ever picked it up at Copley or outside the Prudential Center (Cheesecake Factory entrance)- but again, usually always on time.

Healey Bus provided school bus transportation for my recent wedding and they were fantastic! After…read morespeaking with many charter bus companies, rates were just too high for what we needed. Healey Bus came through with a competitive rate and excellent service. I spoke with the owner once and with the dispatcher to secure our date and itinerary. Both were very polite and helpful. The bus service was one thing over which I had no control once the wedding day began, but not to worry. The bus was clean and tidy as promised. The driver arrived perfectly on time and got all our guests safely to the ceremony. He later brought everyone to and from our reception as scheduled, making multiple trips through the narrow streets of Boston without a hitch. He was very friendly, even with our bus full of loud adults who had had quite a few drinks throughout the night. Keep in mind, this is a big yellow school bus, but for us that just added to the fun. A+ service! Another note: Yes, Swampscott is a bit of a drive from Cambridge/Boston but the rates and service surpassed those of companies I had contacted in the immediate Boston area.

We had a company outing where Malden Trans provided prompt and professional bus service safety…read moremoving all of our event, dinner then back to our office. We will work with them when ever we need dependable transportation. Strongly recommended them

My son recently married in the Boston area. We wanted to provide transportation for our guests from…read morethe hotel to the catering hall. I literally spent HOURS on hold with the 4 large Boston bus companies. It seems as if NO ONE returns calls unless you event is 5 days away, leaving it impossible to book a bus in advance. Very frustrating. We were about to give up when someone mentioned Malden transportation. They answered their phones immediately and booked all my transportation needs. They are a family run business and provide the BEST Customer Service I have experienced in a long time. They even went out of their way on a Sunday to locate a missing phone that was left on a bus. I cannot say enough about this Company. DO NOT look elsewhere, just book your transportation needs through Malden.

The hidden jewel of Somerville bus lines. Worth 5 stars for the front half of its outbound route…read morealone, which runs up the valley between Spring and Winter Hills via Pearl Street and Medford Street, before dumping onto Broadway, running through Ball Square, before slingshotting out around the backside of Tufts to do an end run via High Street in Medford up to Alrington Square. A ride on this reliable and off the beaten path route will take you directly to the best pizza in Somerville (the Paddock), will dump you in front of the Cock Block (Woody's, Wang's and Pini's) at Magoun Square, and dump you in Ball Square so you can get some REAL kick ass cupcakes at Lyndell's. I don't take this out much past Powderhouse, but it's a nice semi-scenic longway alternative to get to Arlington if you don't want to deal with tempestuous 87.

I'm 28 and do not have a driver's license…read more This is no mean feat especially given that I grew up in New Jersey where you are practically shoved into the driver's seat at the stroke of midnight on your 16th birthday. How I've managed this is largely due to never moving far from the reach of SEPTA when I lived outside of Philadelphia and then MBTA when I moved up to Boston. But the MBTA has not made staying car-less these past six years easy. But I will save my negative comments of those routes for other reviews because the #80 bus line is a shining example of all that can be wanted from a bus route! I first dabbled with the 80 to get to work when I lived outside of Magoun Square on days where the 101 was not cutting it for me. Despite several on-time and smooth trips to Lechmere laziness won out when I was living at my old place and I generally ended up riding the 101 to Sullivan Station to get to work because the stop was right in front of my house while the 80 was a ten minute walk away. Happily, when I moved to our new place in April I found out that the bus line that runs in front of our house was the 80. Since moving, my commute to work has improved drastically. Unlike other bus lines, when I used the MBTA trip Planner their estimated arrival times for the 80 were ALWAYS accurate within 3-4 minutes. "Bang on time" could be the motto of the #80 bus if the motto was being written by a blue haired old lady. Add to that in one route you can go to the Cambridge side galleria mall, connect with the green line into Boston, drop by Magoun square, Ball Square or Powderhouse Square, for amazing places to eat (respectively: Old Magoun Saloon, Ball Square Café, and Yoshi's), pop into the outer reaches of Davis Square or just take it all the way to the end and explore Arlington's fun main square. I have done all of these things and have never been late to work thanks to the 80. So if you ever need a positive experience with MBTA jump on the 80....

My sister and I used Doherty Transportation from the Hartford Airport to Wallingford, CT and back,…read morethis past week. We could not be more pleased! The price was the lowest of available transportation. The service was impeccable - on time and comfortable. Communication was excellent before we arrived and before our return trip. Driver is courteous and professional. We love to support small businesses whenever we can, and this is a small business that really deserves support. They cover Massachusetts and Connecticut and provide door-to-door transportation. We definitely will use Doherty Transportation again and again.