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![]() Thompson Square station, circa 1970 | |||||||||||
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Location | Charlestown, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°22′30.16″N 71°3′50.52″W / 42.3750444°N 71.0640333°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Charlestown Elevated | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Opened | May 22, 1902 [1] | ||||||||||
Closed | April 4, 1975 [1] | ||||||||||
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Thompson Square was a rapid transit station in Charlestown, Massachusetts. It served the Charlestown Elevated, part of the MBTA's Orange Line, from 1902 until 1975.
Thompson Square station opened on May 22, 1902, almost a year after the rest of the Charlestown Elevated line, as an infill station.
On December 5, 1960, the MTA began operating " modified express service" on the Elevated during the morning rush hour. Every other train bypassed Thompson Square and three other stations. [2] [3] This was discontinued in September 1961 to reduce wait times at the skipped stations, all of which were outdoors. [4]
It was closed in 1975, when the line was rerouted into a tunnel that was constructed as part of the Haymarket North Extension project. [1] The station was lowered to the ground, with plans to reuse the structure as a restaurant, but it was destroyed by fire on April 19, 1976, before the conversion could be done. [5] [6]
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Thompson Square station at Wikimedia Commons
Thompson Square | |||||||||||
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![]() Thompson Square station, circa 1970 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Charlestown, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°22′30.16″N 71°3′50.52″W / 42.3750444°N 71.0640333°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Charlestown Elevated | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 22, 1902 [1] | ||||||||||
Closed | April 4, 1975 [1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Thompson Square was a rapid transit station in Charlestown, Massachusetts. It served the Charlestown Elevated, part of the MBTA's Orange Line, from 1902 until 1975.
Thompson Square station opened on May 22, 1902, almost a year after the rest of the Charlestown Elevated line, as an infill station.
On December 5, 1960, the MTA began operating " modified express service" on the Elevated during the morning rush hour. Every other train bypassed Thompson Square and three other stations. [2] [3] This was discontinued in September 1961 to reduce wait times at the skipped stations, all of which were outdoors. [4]
It was closed in 1975, when the line was rerouted into a tunnel that was constructed as part of the Haymarket North Extension project. [1] The station was lowered to the ground, with plans to reuse the structure as a restaurant, but it was destroyed by fire on April 19, 1976, before the conversion could be done. [5] [6]
Media related to
Thompson Square station at Wikimedia Commons