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Android-using T riders can now get maps of the insides of some subway stops

The state reports on a data deal with Google in which about two dozen T stops will show up on Google Maps for Android and show you some of the innards of those stations, such as where to sit and where to get an escalator. Sadly, however, the maps do not show you the locations of underwear vending machines or Dunkin' Donuts, thus ruling out the possibility of plotting the quickets route from buying underwear to grabbing a medium regulah at Back Bay.

Thanks to J. Tammaro for telling me to download the update!

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I assume it will come with an update to the android app in the near future -- check for app updates in the play store.

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Your phone's OS or hardware might not be new enough.

http://maps.google.com/help/maps/floorplans/

I would see what version of Google Maps you've got installed. If it's significantly older than the current version, try a 3rd party ROM image (not for the weak of heart, make sure you have a backup, etc.)

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Adam

There is an update for Google Maps today that you might have to upload

Edit I uploaded the update but can't zoom into South station like the article says.

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My auto-update function must be set for every other week or something. I manually downloaded the update (may I derail for a second and ask what was wrong with "Market" as a name, since "Play Store" sounds like a place where you'd buy your kid some Duplos?) and huzzah: Internal station maps. But I'm disappointed they only show boring stuff like escalators and seats - I was really looking forward to exploring the vending machines of the MBTA.

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Does anyone know of a link where I could see a schematic and plan of Downtown Crossing station? I mean, I've gone through the station hundreds of times, but I can never figure out how the twisting elevators and corridors line up under the streets.

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I don't have a diagram, but it's pretty straightforward (you might want to look at a street map): the orange line was there first, and runs underneath Washington St. Due to the narrowness of the street, however, there wasn't enough room for the platforms to be directly opposite each other (as is the case for, e.g. Central Sq.). So the southbound tracks are south of Winter St., running along Washington St., and the northbound tracks are north of Summer St., also running along Washington St. A little further north at State St., the width was so limited that the tracks run one above the other.

A little later, they installed the red line underneath. The red line runs along Winter and Summer Sts., with all of the platforms under Summer St. Most of the interesting passages connecting the platforms or leading outside also parallel the red line tunnel. Above the tunnel are the Winter St. concourse connecting to Park St. and the Summer St. concourse (the long corridor reaching to Arch St., with the old connections to Filene's, etc. my understanding is that this passage originally ran all the way to South Stn. and was meant to carry trolleys between there and Park St., but it was never used for that. Probably for the best, as it would've had a four-way intersection with the orange line. In any case, the Dewey Sq. underpass from the original Artery cut through the passage. I don't know whether the Dig uses the same bit of tunnel, or if it goes under the Red line, not that it would matter much.

So basically, it's a cross shape, mostly under Washington St. and Summer St. with a few small passages branching off here and there.

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That will be extremely helpful!! The first time I tried to navigate through Haymarket, I got lost. It was a disaster. -Mea www.hertrainstories.blogspot.com

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My phone got the update a couple of days ago. MBTA has it's own app page Where the Hell is the T

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