Magoun Square station

Magoun Square is a planned station on the MBTA Green Line D branch in Somerville, Massachusetts.[1][2] Lowell Street will consist of one island platform, which will serve the D branch's two tracks.

Magoun Square
Magoun Square station under construction in July 2019
LocationLowell Street at Vernon Street
Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°23′37.40″N 71°6′23.73″W
Owned byMBTA
Line(s)Medford Branch
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened2021 (planned)
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Gilman Square
toward Riverside
 Green Line
Starting 2021
 Ball Square
toward Medford/​Tufts

Originally announced as Lowell Street station, the MBTA announced in December 2016 that the opening would be delayed until 2021 in the wake of cutbacks, and that the name of the station would be changed to Magoun Square, named after the Magoun Square neighborhood.[3] The station will be located on Lowell Street 0.3 miles (0.48 km) south of the actual square, at the intersection of Medford Street and Broadway. The concrete platform was poured in August 2020.[4]

References
  1. "MBTA Light Rail Transit System OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PLAN" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. "Travel Forecasts: Systemwide Stats and SUMMIT Results" (PDF). Green Line Extension Project: FY 2012 New Starts Submittal. Massachusetts Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. Dungca, Nicole (December 7, 2016). "New Green Line stations are delayed until 2021". Boston Globe. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. "GLX Community Working Group Monthly Meeting: August 4, 2020". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. August 4, 2020. p. 9.
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