Wonderland (MBTA station)
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| Address | 1300 North Shore Rd (Route 1A), Revere, Massachusetts 02151 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°24′49″N 70°59′30″W / 42.4135°N 70.9918°WCoordinates: 42°24′49″N 70°59′30″W / 42.4135°N 70.9918°W | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1,257 spaces | ||||||||||
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| Opened | January 19, 1954 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | June 24, 1995 | ||||||||||
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Wonderland is the northern terminus of the Blue Line in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) mass transit system serving greater Boston. The station is located near the site of the now-closed Wonderland Greyhound Park in Revere, Massachusetts, and is handicapped accessible. See MBTA accessibility. Wonderland station is on the part of the Blue Line that uses overhead lines instead of third rail.
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[edit] History
The name "Wonderland" originates with the old Wonderland Amusement Park, which operated at the site from 1906 to 1911. The station is the former site of a Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad station called Bath House station. The blue line was originally intended to extend to Lynn; but was cut short due to budgetary constraints.[citation needed] Plans are now under discussion to extend Blue Line service to Lynn. Options include creating a new stop on the commuter rail for transfers at Wonderland, along with two other options which would include actually extending the line.[1]
The station was closed for approximately one year starting on June 25, 1994, as the station was rebuilt. The Blue Line temporarily ended at Orient Heights and buses served the closed stations during the $467 million improvement project to upgrade four stations on the line. The station officially re-opened on June 24, 1995.[2]
The title of the 1998 film Next Stop Wonderland refers to this station.
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The station is also served by many bus local bus routes:
- Route 110 Wellington Station & Orange Line via Woodlawn
- Route 116 Maverick Station via Revere Street
- Route 117 Maverick Station via Beach Street
- Route 411 Malden Station via Granada Highlands
- Route 424 Eastern Avenue & Essex Street (in Lynn)
- Route 426W Lynn Station via Cliftondale
- Route 441/Route 441W Marblehead-Haymarket Station via Lynn Station & Vinnin Square
- Route 442/Route 442W Marblehead-Haymarket Station via Lynn Station & Humphrey Street
- Route 448/449 Downtown Crossing-Marblehead via Logan Airport Terminal C, Lynn Station, and Swampscott.
Several express bus routes operate to Haymarket or Downtown Crossing in downtown Boston but are cut back to Wonderland Station during the weekends.
[edit] References
- ^ Rosenburg, Steven (2008-04-06). "Blue Line Blues". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/04/06/blue_line_blues/?page=2. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ Blake, Andrew (1995-06-18). "Blue Line Stations Set to Reopen After $467M Upgrade". The Boston Globe. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADE15D3197DE2B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
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