Massachusetts Avenue station

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.

For the MBTA Silver Line station, see Massachusetts Avenue station (MBTA Silver Line). For the San Diego Trolley station, see Massachusetts Avenue station (San Diego Trolley).
Massachusetts Ave
An outbound train at Massachusetts Avenue in July 2019
Location380 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42.3416°N 71.0833°W / 42.3416; -71.0833
Line(s)Southwest Corridor
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections MBTA bus: 1
Construction
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 4, 1987[1]
Passengers
FY20195,627 boardings (weekday average)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Ruggles
toward Forest Hills
 Orange Line Back Bay
toward Oak Grove

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
  1. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit.
  2. "A Guide to Ridership Data". MassDOT/MBTA Office of Performance Management and Innovation. June 22, 2020. p. 9.
  3. 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.
  4. Plate Y: Part of Ward 11, Boston. Atlas of County of Suffolk, MA including Boston Proper. 1. G.M. Hopkins & Co. 1874 – via Ward Maps.
  5. 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.

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