Washington Street station (MBTA)
Washington Street | |||||||||||
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 Facing inbound at Washington Street station in 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Commonwealth Avenue and Washington Street Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′38″N 71°08′33″W / 42.34389°N 71.14259°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MBTA bus: 65 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 26, 1900 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 2001–March 2002 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 1,885 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
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Washington Street station 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
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Streetcar service on Commonwealth Avenue between Brighton Avenue and Chestnut Hill Avenue began on May 26, 1900.[2][3] 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.[3]
In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for accessibility. The renovation of Washington Street - part of a $32 million modification of thirteen B, C, and E branch stations - began in November 2001.[4][5][6] The renovation was completed in October 2002; delays in construction caused cascading delays to similar renovations at Boston University East and Boston University Central.[7] 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 eight Green Line stations in 2006–07 as part of the settlement of Joanne Daniels-Finegold, et al. v. MBTA.[8][9] The mini-high platforms were removed in 2020 during a trackwork project.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ 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. pp. 58, 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.
- ^ "B Branch Weekend Access" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. September 2020.
External links
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Media related to Washington Street station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons
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