Washington Street station (MBTA)
Washington Street | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Commonwealth Avenue and Washington Street Brighton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°20′38″N 71°08′33″W / 42.343886°N 71.142593°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | MBTA bus: 65 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Rebuilt | November 2001 – March 2002 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2011 | 1,885 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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Washington Street is a surface stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)'s Green Line B branch, located in Brighton, Boston. The station is located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue northeast of Washington Street. Washington Street station consists of two side platforms, which serve the B branch's two tracks. The station is fully accessible.
History
From October 27, 1926 to January 23, 1953, a passing siding was in place just east of Washington Street. It was occasionally used to short turn trains.[2]
In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for accessibility. The renovation of Washington Square - part of a $32 million modification of thirteen B, C, and E branch stations - began in November 2001.[3][4][5] The renovation was completed in October 2002; delays in construction caused cascading delays to similar renovations at Boston University East and Boston University Central.[6] During construction, temporary platforms south of Washington Street were used.
Around 2006, the MBTA added wooden mini-high platforms on the inbound end of both platforms, allowing level boarding on older Type 7 LRVs. These platforms were installed at eleven Green Line stations in 2006–07 as part of the settlement of Joanne Daniels-Finegold, et al. v. MBTA.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ Clarke, Bradley H.; Cummings, O.R. (1997). Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 59. ISBN 0938315048.
- ^ "Planned Accessibility Projects - On Board the Green Line". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004.
- ^ "MBTA Continues Accessibility Program On The B Branch of the Green Line". MBTA Press Releases (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 30, 2001. Archived from the original on October 30, 2001.
- ^ Palatucci, Roseanne (February 18, 2003). "MBTA Construction Affects Students". The Heights. Vol. 84, no. 6. p. A3.
- ^ "BU East, Central T Stop Construction Begins Monday". Daily Free Press. March 15, 2002. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Settlement Agreement" (PDF). Joanne Daniels-Finegold et al. v. MBTA. April 10, 2006. pp. 10–11.
- ^ "Green Line Stations Upgraded to Improve Accessibility" (PDF). TRANSReport. Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization. June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2011.
External links
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