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Valley Road station

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Coordinates: 42°16′04″N 71°04′59″W / 42.267772°N 71.083025°W / 42.267772; -71.083025
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Valley Road
Valley Road station in March 2016
General information
Location291 Eliot Street
Milton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°16′04″N 71°04′59″W / 42.267772°N 71.083025°W / 42.267772; -71.083025
Line(s)Milton Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Passengers
201044 (weekday inbound average)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Capen Street
toward Mattapan
 Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line Central Avenue
toward Ashmont

Valley Road is a light rail station in Milton, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA's Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, a branch of the Red Line. The station is located off Eliot Street near Valley Road and consists of two side platforms that serve the lines's two tracks. Unlike all other stations on the Line, Valley Road is not accessible.

History

Valley Road station in February 1930

Valley Road opened on December 21, 1929 along with Central Avenue and Mattapan as the second phase of the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line.[2] Like Capen Street (opened in 1930) and Butler (1931), it had not previously been the site of a railroad station.

The whole line closed from June 24, 2006 to December 22, 2007 for a complete renovation.[2] Unlike the other stations, Valley Road was not made accessible; its position below a hillside would have required a complex set of ramps. This was deemed too expensive for the stop, which has the second-lowest ridership of any MBTA rapid transit stop at just 44 daily riders.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.

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