Allston Street | |||||||||||
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An inbound train at Allston Street station in 2018 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Commonwealth Avenue at Allston Street Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°20′55″N 71°08′17″W / 42.34869°N 71.13801°W | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 26, 1900[1][2] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1983 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2011 | 1,437 (weekday average boardings)[3] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Allston Street station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located between the westbound travel lanes and frontage road of Commonwealth Avenue at Allston Street in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The station is not accessible. It has two side platforms, located on the near sides of the Allston Street grade crossing, to serve the line's two tracks.
History
[edit]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] Until 1983, the station had narrow platforms; the inbound platform had only a curb to separate passengers from the southbound travel lanes.[4] While the line was shut down for track replacement from July 30 to September 10, 1983, the station was rebuilt with low walls to separate passengers from traffic.[5] 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.[6]
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.
- ^ Testagrose, Joe (August 12, 1970). "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
[edit] Media related to Allston Street station at Wikimedia Commons