Eliot station

Eliot is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line D branch located just north of Route 9 (Boylston Street) between the Newton Highlands and Newton Upper Falls villages of Newton, Massachusetts. The station has a parking lot at the end of Lincoln Street, a pedestrian entrance from Meredith Avenue, and pedestrian entrances from both sides of Route 9. A footbridge, built in 1977, crosses Route 9 adjacent to the railroad bridge.

Eliot
Inbound train at Eliot in March 2016
Location248 Lincoln Street, Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′08″N 71°12′59″W
Owned byMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)Highland Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections MBTA bus: 59
Construction
Parking55 spaces ($6.00 daily)
Bicycle facilities8 spaces
History
OpenedJuly 4, 1959[1]
Passengers
2011814 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Waban
toward Riverside
 Green Line Newton Highlands
toward Government Center
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Waban
toward Riverside
 Highland Branch Newton Highlands
toward Boston

In 2019, the MBTA indicated that the four remaining non-accessible stops on the D branch were "Tier I" accessibility priorities.[3] As of November 2020, conceptual design for accessibility modifications at the station is complete; design is expected to reach 100% in 2021, followed by construction.[4]

References
  1. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit.
  2. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  3. "Preview of 2019 Recommendations: Presentation to the FMCB" (PDF). Plan for Accessible Transit Infrastructure (PATI). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. April 1, 2019. p. 12.
  4. Brelsford, Laura (November 30, 2020). "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—November 2020" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. p. 5.

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