Massachusetts Avenue station
Massachusetts Ave | |||||||||||
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An outbound train at Massachusetts Avenue in July 2019 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 380 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°20′30″N 71°05′00″W / 42.3416°N 71.0833°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Southwest Corridor | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 4, 1987[1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2013 | 6,417 (weekday average boardings)[2] | ||||||||||
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Massachusetts Avenue is a rapid transit station in the South End and Symphony neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA Orange Line, and is located at 380 Massachusetts Avenue. The station opened in 1987 as part of the renovation and relocation of the southern Orange Line into the Southwest Corridor. The Orange line runs parallel to the Northeast Corridor, which carries Amtrak trains and several MBTA commuter rail lines.
Like all stations on the Orange Line, Massachusetts Avenue is accessible. The station has a single island platform serving the two tracks of the Orange Line. The main headhouse is located on the south side of Massachusetts Avenue; a pedestrian tunnel leads to a secondary entrance on the north side. An exit-only staircase at the south end of the platform leads to a footbridge connecting Gainsborough Street and Camden Street. The MBTA plans to add a fare lobby and elevator at the footbridge. A design contract was awarded in April 2020.[3]
History
Chickering station, located northeast of Camden Street where it crossed the rail line, was opened by the 1870s.[4] It was closed in 1896 because Back Bay station was under construction just 3,500 feet (1,100 m) to the northeast.[5]
References
- ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ Schwarz, John (April 13, 2020). "MBTA Contract Nos. A90PS02, A90PS04, & A90PS05: Architectural and Engineering Services for Station and Accessibility Improvements" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
- ^ Plate Y: Part of Ward 11, Boston. Vol. 1. G.M. Hopkins & Co. 1874 – via Ward Maps.
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ignored (help) - ^ Seventh Annual Report of the Public Service Commission for the Eleven Months ended November 30, 1919. Massachusetts Public Service Commission. January 1920. pp. 222–223 – via Google Books.
External links
Media related to Massachusetts Avenue station at Wikimedia Commons