Warren Street station (MBTA)
Warren Street | |||||||||||
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 An outbound train passing the inbound platform in 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Commonwealth Avenue at Warren Street Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′54″N 71°08′25″W / 42.34837°N 71.14022°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | May 26, 1900[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1983 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 2,047 (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||
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Warren Street station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located on Commonwealth Avenue at Warren Street in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The station is not accessible. It has two side platforms, located on the near sides of the Warren Street grade crossing, to serve the line's two tracks.
History
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Streetcar service began when the section from Packards Corner to Chestnut Hill Avenue opened on May 26, 1900, connecting previously opened trackage to the east and west.[1][2] The trackage was not in a center median (as were the earlier sections), but in a reservation between the southbound travel lane and southbound carriage lane. Between Warren Street and Wallingford Road to the southwest, the reservation was significantly wider than the tracks.[4] In 1960, new southbound travel lanes were built along that section; southbound traffic now crosses the B branch tracks at Warren Street.
Until 1983, the inbound platform had only a curb to separate passengers from the southbound travel lanes.[5] While the line was shut down for track replacement from July 30 to September 10, 1983, the station was rebuilt with a low wall on the inbound platform to separate passengers from traffic, as well as a small shelter.[6]
As of June 2024[update], the MBTA plans to make the station accessible along with other stations on the line, with construction to start in fall 2025.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Engineering and Maintenance Department (1981). History of subways, tunnels and elevated lines. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Clarke, Bradley H.; Cummings, O.R. (1997). Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 58. ISBN 0938315048.
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ "Atlas of the City of Boston: Ward 25, Brighton". G.W. Bromley and Co. 1909 – via Ward Maps.
- ^ Testagrose, Joe (June 9, 1980). "Image 13910". NYCSubway.org.
- ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ "Accessibility Initiatives—June 2024" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 25, 2024. p. 4.
External links
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Media related to Warren Street station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons
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