Cedar Grove station

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Coordinates: 42°16′47″N 71°03′37″W / 42.27969°N 71.06039°W / 42.27969; -71.06039
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For the bus station in Minnesota, see Cedar Grove Transit Station.

Cedar Grove
Shawmut Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedDecember 2, 1872
RebuiltSeptember 4, 1926–August 26, 1929
June 24, 2006–December 22, 2007
Passengers
202371 daily boardings[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Butler
toward Mattapan
 Mattapan Line Ashmont
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Milton
toward Mattapan
Boston–​Mattapan
 Ashmont
toward Boston
Location
Map

Cedar Grove station is a

side platforms serving the line's two tracks. It is accessible
via wooden ramps on both platforms.

History

Cedar Grove station in 1923

The

Shawmut Branch Railroad, owned by the Old Colony Railroad opened between Harrison Square and Milton Lower Mills on December 4, 1872.[2] One of four intermediate stations was Cedar Grove, built to serve the recently opened Cedar Grove cemetery.[3] The station building was similar to that at Shawmut, though the doors and windows were located differently.[4] The station agent died of rabies in November 1908 after being bitten by a dog which had found its way into the station.[5]

Passenger service on the Shawmut Branch ended on September 4, 1926, for conversion of the line to rapid transit. The first segment of the Mattapan Line, a "high-speed" streetcar line, opened between Ashmont and Milton on August 26, 1929, with Cedar Grove as an intermediate station.[6] The line was closed for renovations from June 24, 2006, to December 22, 2007. During the closure, all stations on the line were modernized and (except for Valley Road) made accessible. Cedar Grove station received new platforms and canopies, with wooden ramps for accessibility.[7]

The MBTA plans to convert the line to modern light rail equipment. All stations would have raised platforms for level boarding on the new vehicles; Cedar Grove and three other stations would be converted to island platforms. Construction cost for Cedar Grove station was estimated as $6.8 million in 2023.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mattapan Line Transformation Public Information Meeting" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 20, 2023.
  2. JSTOR 43504499
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  3. ^ "The Shawmut Railroad". Boston Globe. August 17, 1872. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ISBN 9780938315025
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  5. ^ "Due to Hydrophobia". Boston Globe. November 30, 1908. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ISBN 9780738510477
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  7. ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.

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