MBTA boat or MBTA ferry system is a public boat service providing water transportation in Boston Harbor.
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12 Facts About MBTA Boat
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Two additional seasonal routes, not funded by the MBTA Boat but included on some MBTA Boat documents, run from Boston to Salem and Winthrop.
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MBTA Boat owns two ferries used on the F2H route; BHC owns ferries used on the F1 and F4 routes.
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The MBTA Boat began subsidizing service in 1986; after 1991, only Boston Harbor Commuter Services received a subsidy.
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The MBTA Boat designated the Hingham–Boston service as F1 and Quincy–Boston as F2, with trips serving Hull called F2H.
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In January 2014, the MBTA Boat made the closure permanent after it was determined that repairs would cost $15 million for five years of additional service, or $50 million for 50 years.
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All MBTA Boat-funded services are operated by Boston Harbor Cruises under contract to the MBTA Boat.
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In 2016, the MBTA Boat-funded portion of the system carried 5,070 passengers per weekday – about 0.
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Until 2017, the MBTA Boat owned two ferries, the Lightning and the Flying Cloud, both built in 1996.
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The MBTA Boat-owned ferries are used for the F2H route, while BHC-owned ferries are used for the F1 and F4 routes.
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However, the service still operated at a $5 million annual loss to the MBTA Boat and carried a relatively small percentage of passengers, which resulted in calls for its discontinuance or modification.
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In 2012, facing a substantial budget gap, the MBTA Boat proposed substantial service cuts and fare increases.
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