Box District station

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Coordinates: 42°23′39″N 71°01′43″W / 42.394089°N 71.028482°W / 42.394089; -71.028482
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Box District
A bus station with an arched canopy over the platforms and bus lanes
Box District station in July 2021
General information
LocationHighland Street near Gerrish Avenue
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°23′39″N 71°01′43″W / 42.394089°N 71.028482°W / 42.394089; -71.028482
Line(s)Silver Line busway
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
ParkingNo[1]
Bicycle facilitiesNone[1]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 21, 2018 (2018-04-21)
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Bellingham Square
toward Chelsea
 Silver Line Eastern Avenue
toward South Station
Location
Map

Box District station is a

SL3
service beginning on April 21, 2018.

Station layout

Box District station is located northeast of downtown Chelsea near the north end of Highland Street. The Silver Line busway runs roughly northwest-southeast through the station site, with the

accessible side platforms flank the busway, with an arched concrete-and-glass canopy connecting the platforms. A crosswalk is located just east of the platforms to allow passengers to cross the busway. Primary access to the station is from the Chelsea Greenway, with street connections at Broadway 600 feet (180 m) to the west and Highland Street just to the east; a sidewalk also follows the north side of the busway southeast to Griffin Way.[2]

History

The freight-only

right-of-way.[4][5]

The

Urban Ring Project – a planned circumferential bus rapid transit (BRT) line designed to connect the current radial MBTA rail lines.[6] Under draft plans released in 2008, a dedicated busway was to be built from Griffin Way west through Chelsea along the right-of-way. A BRT stop was to be located on Griffin Way near Eastern Avenue, about 1⁄3 mile (0.5 km) southeast of where Box District station was later built.[7] The Urban Ring Project was shelved in January 2010 due to high costs.[8]

An arched concrete structure under construction
The station under construction in 2017

That June, the

112 bus. One Silver Line alternative followed the Urban Ring route to the Chelsea commuter rail station; the other ran on surface streets to the south.[10]

In March 2013, the MBTA began studying an extension of the Silver Line to Chelsea via a newly constructed bypass road in East Boston. Three alternatives were discussed for the Chelsea section. One would run up the disused section of the Grand Junction Railroad right-of-way from Eastern Avenue to Chelsea station with stops at

Bellingham Square, then diverge onto surface roads to the square. The third alignment would run largely on surface streets, serving two stops on Central Avenue and four stops along a loop serving the existing Chelsea station and the MGH Chelsea healthcare center near Mystic Mall.[11] In September 2013, the MBTA indicated that it would pursue the first alternative despite potential issues with bridge clearances and rebuilding Chelsea station.[12]

On October 30, 2013, MassDOT announced $82.5 million in state funding for construction of a modified version of the first alternative, with service expected to begin in late 2015.

SL3 route began on April 21, 2018.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b "Box District station". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Silver Line Gateway: Extension of Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to Chelsea and East Boston: Public Informational Meeting: Chelsea, MA" (PDF). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. August 18, 2014. pp. 13, 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2018.
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    ISBN 978-0-942147-12-4
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  4. ^ a b Fay, Spofford & Thorndike (June 2011). "CSX ROW Multi-Use Path Feasibility/Conceptual Design Study" (PDF). City of Chelsea, MA. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016.
  5. ^ New York Central Lines, LLC & CSX Transportation, Inc. (March 8, 2002). "Docket No. AB-565 (Sub-No. 7X)" (PDF). Surface Transportation Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Urban Ring Phase 2 FACT SHEET" (PDF). Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation. January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011.
  7. ^ "The Urban Ring Phase 2: Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report/Statement" (PDF). Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation. November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2017.
  8. ^ Mullan, Jeffery B. (January 22, 2010). "Re: Urban Ring Phase 2, EOEEA #12565" (PDF). Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2020.
  9. ^ Quackenbush, Karl H. (November 1, 2012). "Work Program for: MBTA Silver Line to Chelsea: Alternatives Analysis, Phase 2" (PDF). Central Transportation Planning Staff. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-11.
  10. ^ Peterson, Scott. "Analysis of Silver Line Service to Airport Station and Chelsea" (PDF). Central Transportation Planning Staff. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2015.
  11. ^ "Silver Line Gateway Alternatives Analysis" (PDF). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. June 19, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2015.
  12. ^ Hamwey, Scott (September 18, 2013). "Silver Line Gateway Alternatives Analysis: Public Meeting – September 18, 2013" (PDF). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2015.
  13. ^ "Governor Patrick Announces MBTA Silver Line Expansion" (Press release). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. October 30, 2013. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  14. ^ Silver Line Gateway Service to Chelsea, East Boston & the Blue Line: Single Environmental Impact Report (Single EIR): EEA # 15124 (PDF). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. March 31, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2014.
  15. ^ "MBTA Silver Line to Chelsea Approved" (Press release). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  16. ^ "Silver Line Gateway" (PDF). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. June 5, 2017. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-09.
  17. ^ "Silver Line Gateway Project Overview". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. March 2018. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018.
  18. ^ Vaccaro, Adam (June 6, 2017). "Silver Line service to Chelsea to begin next spring". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017.
  19. ^ "Silver Line 3 Update" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 12, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-02-14.

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