Revere Beach station
Revere Beach | |||||||||||
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Structure type | Open cut | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 11 spaces | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | June 19, 1954[1] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | June 25, 1994–June 24, 1995[2][3] | ||||||||||
Previous names | Crescent Beach (BRB&L) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 3,098 boardings (weekday average)[4] | ||||||||||
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Revere Beach station is a
Like all Blue Line stations from Airport east, Revere Beach has two tracks and two side platforms. Uniquely among Blue Line stations, it is located below grade in a trench, with a surface-level fare lobby. Entrances to the station are from Beach Street and Shirley Avenue.
History
Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn
The
The
In April 1897, the BRB&L was moved inland onto the BW&S right-of-way, with Crescent Beach station relocated to the new alignment.[11] By 1928 the line was electrified, with pre-pay stations - more a rapid transit line than a conventional railroad.[12] However, due to the Great Depression, the BRB&L shut down on January 27, 1940.[7] Crescent Beach station was demolished in the early 1940s.[10]
Rapid transit
In 1941, the
In 1947, the newly formed Metropolitan Transit Authority (M.T.A.) decided to build to Lynn as a rapid transit line, and construction began in October 1948.[11] The first part of the Revere Extension opened to Orient Heights in January 1952 and Suffolk Downs in April 1952; the second phase (cut short due to limited funds) opened to Wonderland on June 19, 1954 with intermediate stations at Beachmont and Revere Beach.[11][13][1]
Renovations
Revere Beach station was closed for approximately one year starting on June 25, 1994 as the station was rebuilt along with Suffolk Downs, Beachmont, and Wonderland stations as part of the Blue Line Modernization Program. Blue Line service temporarily ended at Orient Heights and buses served the closed stations during the project[2][3] Revere Beach station was largely rebuilt at a cost of $9.8 million; it reopened along with the other stations on June 24, 1995.[15]
The station was closed while additional platform repair work was performed from August 2 through 29, 2008.[3][16]
References
- ^ a b "Rapid Transit Line to Revere to Open June 19". Boston Globe. June 9, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Blake, Andrew (March 20, 1994). "MBTA to begin $467 million Blue Line project". Boston Globe – via Newspapers.com. (second page)
- ^ a b c Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ "A Guide to Ridership Data". MassDOT/MBTA Office of Performance Management and Innovation. June 22, 2020. p. 8.
- ^ Bradlee, Francis Boardman Crowninshield (1921). The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Narrow Gauge Railroad. Essex Institute. pp. 4–5 – via Google Books.
- ^ Stanley, Robert C. (1980). Narrow Gauge: The Story of the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad. Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ ISBN 0942147022.
- ^ "Part of the Town of Revere". Atlas of the City of Chelsea and the Towns of Revere and Winthrop. G.W. Bromley and Co. 1886. Archived from the original on 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2015-12-24 – via WardMaps.
- ^ "A New Depot for Crescent Beach". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1887. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 9780942147087.
- ^ ISBN 9780738535760.
- ^ ""Narrow Gage" Electrified for Economy". Electric Railway Journal. 72 (23): 991–998. 8 December 1928 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Central Transportation Planning Staff (November 15, 1993). "The Transportation Plan for the Boston Region - Volume 2". National Transportation Library. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013.
- ^ Boston Elevated Railway and Boston Department of Public Utilities (1945), Boston Rapid Transit System & Proposed Extensions 1945 - Metropolitan Transit Recess Commission Air View
- ^ Blake, Andrew (June 18, 1995). "Blue Line stations set to reopen after $467m upgrade". Boston Globe – via Newspapers.com. (second page)
- ^ "Blue Line Rehab Project To Begin" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 18, 2008.
External links
- MBTA - Revere Beach
- Google Maps Street View: Beach Street entrance, Shirley Avenue entrance