Washington Street station (MBTA)

Washington Street
Washington Street
	Facing inbound at Washington Street station in 2016
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)
Services
Location
Location

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 .

History [ edit ]

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]

References [ edit ]

^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . 2014.
^ 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. pp. 58, 59. ISBN 0938315048 .
^ "Planned Accessibility Projects - On Board the Green Line" . Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004.
^ "MBTA Continues Accessibility Program On The B Branch of the Green Line" . MBTA Press Releases (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 30, 2001. Archived from the original on October 30, 2001.
^ Palatucci, Roseanne (February 18, 2003). "MBTA Construction Affects Students" . The Heights . Vol. 84, no. 6. p. A3.
^ "BU East, Central T Stop Construction Begins Monday" . Daily Free Press . March 15, 2002 . Retrieved December 13, 2016 .
^ "Settlement Agreement" (PDF) . Joanne Daniels-Finegold et al. v. MBTA . April 10, 2006. pp. 10?11.
^ "Green Line Stations Upgraded to Improve Accessibility" (PDF) . TRANSReport . Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization. June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2011.
^ "B Branch Weekend Access" (PDF) . Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. September 2020.

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[bluebook-1] "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . 2014.

[mbta1981-2] Engineering and Maintenance Department (1981). History of subways, tunnels and elevated lines . Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – via Internet Archive.

[century-3] Clarke, Bradley H.; Cummings, O.R. (1997). Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service . Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 58, 59. ISBN 0938315048 .

[4] "Planned Accessibility Projects - On Board the Green Line" . Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004.

[5] "MBTA Continues Accessibility Program On The B Branch of the Green Line" . MBTA Press Releases (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 30, 2001. Archived from the original on October 30, 2001.

[6] Palatucci, Roseanne (February 18, 2003). "MBTA Construction Affects Students" . The Heights . Vol. 84, no. 6. p. A3.

[march15-7] "BU East, Central T Stop Construction Begins Monday" . Daily Free Press . March 15, 2002 . Retrieved December 13, 2016 .

[8] "Settlement Agreement" (PDF) . Joanne Daniels-Finegold et al. v. MBTA . April 10, 2006. pp. 10?11.

[9] "Green Line Stations Upgraded to Improve Accessibility" (PDF) . TRANSReport . Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization. June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2011.

[10] "B Branch Weekend Access" (PDF) . Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. September 2020.

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