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Commonwealth Avenue and Washington Street Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°20′38″N 71°08′33″W / 42.34389°N 71.14259°W | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | MBTA bus: 65 | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Opened | May 26, 1900 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | November 2001–March 2002 | ||||||||||
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2011 | 1,885 (weekday average boardings) [1] | ||||||||||
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Washington Street station is a surface stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)'s Green Line B branch, located in Brighton, Boston. The station is located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue northeast of Washington Street. Washington Street station consists of two side platforms, which serve the B branch's two tracks. The station is fully accessible.
Streetcar service on Commonwealth Avenue between Brighton Avenue and Chestnut Hill Avenue began on May 26, 1900. [2] [3] From October 27, 1926, to January 23, 1953, a passing siding was in place just east of Washington Street. It was occasionally used to short turn trains. [3]
In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for accessibility. The renovation of Washington Square - part of a $32 million modification of thirteen B, C, and E branch stations - began in November 2001. [4] [5] [6] The renovation was completed in October 2002; delays in construction caused cascading delays to similar renovations at Boston University East and Boston University Central. [7] During construction, temporary platforms south of Washington Street were used.
Around 2006, the MBTA added wooden mini-high platforms on the inbound end of both platforms, allowing level boarding on older Type 7 LRVs. These platforms were installed at eight Green Line stations in 2006–07 as part of the settlement of Joanne Daniels-Finegold, et al. v. MBTA. [8] [9] The mini-high platforms were removed in 2020 during a trackwork project. [10]
Media related to Washington Street station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons
Washington Street | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location |
Commonwealth Avenue and Washington Street Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°20′38″N 71°08′33″W / 42.34389°N 71.14259°W | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | MBTA bus: 65 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 26, 1900 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | November 2001–March 2002 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2011 | 1,885 (weekday average boardings) [1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Washington Street station is a surface stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)'s Green Line B branch, located in Brighton, Boston. The station is located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue northeast of Washington Street. Washington Street station consists of two side platforms, which serve the B branch's two tracks. The station is fully accessible.
Streetcar service on Commonwealth Avenue between Brighton Avenue and Chestnut Hill Avenue began on May 26, 1900. [2] [3] From October 27, 1926, to January 23, 1953, a passing siding was in place just east of Washington Street. It was occasionally used to short turn trains. [3]
In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for accessibility. The renovation of Washington Square - part of a $32 million modification of thirteen B, C, and E branch stations - began in November 2001. [4] [5] [6] The renovation was completed in October 2002; delays in construction caused cascading delays to similar renovations at Boston University East and Boston University Central. [7] During construction, temporary platforms south of Washington Street were used.
Around 2006, the MBTA added wooden mini-high platforms on the inbound end of both platforms, allowing level boarding on older Type 7 LRVs. These platforms were installed at eight Green Line stations in 2006–07 as part of the settlement of Joanne Daniels-Finegold, et al. v. MBTA. [8] [9] The mini-high platforms were removed in 2020 during a trackwork project. [10]
Media related to Washington Street station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons