Google Brings Riders Inside MBTA Stations Indoor Maps with Walking Directions

Beginning today, MBTA riders will have a new and innovative way to get around the system. We are excited to announce that the MBTA is the first U.S transit agency to have indoor maps of its stations in Google Maps for Android.

Google Maps for Android users will now see indoor maps when they zoom into select MBTA stations. With indoor maps, users will be able to see station features such as stairs, escalators, elevators, entrances and exits to help guide them through the system. The “blue dot,” familiar to Google Maps users can now help riders find their own location in many indoor stations.

Indoor maps and walking directions are available in Google Maps for Android in two dozen key stations including Park Street, South Station,and Downtown Crossing. A full list of stations we included in the initial launch is below.

This new feature represents the latest way that the MBTA is collaborating with Google to help riders get around the system. Last year, the MBTA was one of the first U.S. transit agencies to bring real-time transit data to Google Maps. In 2009, Google and the MBTA launched our collaboration to provide digital transit maps and schedule information.

This initiative is just one of many ways that the MBTA is working to give customers improved information. More than 50 apps answering the question, “Where’s the T?” are available at MBTA.com/apps.