Northeastern University station
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Rebuilt | 2002–May 26, 2003[1] | ||||||||||
Previous names | Opera Place (until 1947) | ||||||||||
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2011 | 2,650[2] | ||||||||||
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Northeastern University station (signed as Northeastern) is a surface-level
History
Until the completion of the
Like other surface stops on the median-reservation section of the line, Northeastern University station had bare asphalt platforms. In 1972, the MBTA began planning a reconstruction of that section of the line, then scheduled for 1973–74. The Northeastern siding was to be moved into the reservation, with a footbridge installed near the station for students.[5] The work (minus the footbridge) were eventually done in 1980, when the line was closed to modify the track and wires for the new LRVs. The line was cut back to Symphony on March 21, 1980; it was re-extended to Northeastern (using LRVs) on June 21 and Brigham Circle on September 20.[6] The platforms at Northeastern were lengthened and paved with brick.[7]
In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for
References
- ^ a b "Transportation Short Notes" (PDF). TRANSreport. Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization. July 2003. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2011.
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ ISBN 0938315056.
- ^ Metropolitan Transit Authority (1951). "Metropolitan Transit Authority System Route Map 2nd Edition" – via Ward Maps.
- ^ "Surface Lines Report". Rollsign. Vol. 9, no. 8/9. Boston Street Railway Association. August–September 1972. Via Tremont Street Subway NHL documentation
- ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ Testagrose, Joe (October 4, 1980). "Image 115768". NYCsubway.org.
- ^ "Planned Accessibility Projects - On Board the Green Line". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004.
- ^ "Derailment disrupts Green Line E service". Boston Globe. August 23, 2014.
External links
Media related to Northeastern University station at Wikimedia Commons
- MBTA - Northeastern University
- Google Maps Street View: Opera Place entrance, Forsyth Street entrance