Roxbury Crossing station
Roxbury Crossing | |||||||||||
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| Structure type | Below grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 16 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1834 (B&P)[1] May 4, 1987 (Orange Line)[2] | ||||||||||
| Closed | September 29, 1940 (NYNH&H) | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | June 1, 1897 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 4,501 boardings (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||
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Roxbury Crossing station is a
History
Railroad station
Roxbury Crossing was an original stop on the Boston and Providence Railroad, opened in 1834 with the first section between Boston and Canton.[1][4] In 1867, the Massachusetts legislature authorized the railroad to move the station building north to Ruggles Street, but this was not done.[5] A new station building was completed in December 1888.[6]
Originally, the station (along with the entire B&P main line north of Readville) was at ground level. Starting in 1891, the
On November 22, 1909, the Washington Street Elevated was extended south along Washington Street from its original southern terminus at Dudley Square, with new stations at Egleston and Forest Hills.[2] Although the five NYNH&H stations in Roxbury and Jamaica Plain continued to operate for over three decades following the southward extension of the Washington Street Elevated, they were ultimately unable to compete with the Elevated, and Roxbury Crossing, along with the other four stations, was closed on September 29, 1940 due to a lack of passengers.[4][7]
Orange Line
In the 1960s, plans took hold to extend
The cleared strip of land was eventually developed into the Southwest Corridor Park, and the Orange Line was moved to a new alignment along the Corridor in 1987 despite the cancellation of the project originally calling for its relocation. This included a new rapid transit station at Roxbury Crossing, on the site of the former NYNH&H station; the Washington Street Elevated was permanently closed on April 30, 1987, and Roxbury Crossing station, along with the eight other new stations on the southern Orange Line, opened four days later.[4][2] Several bus routes which formerly ended at Dudley Square were extended to the new Ruggles station, with a connection to Roxbury Crossing station at the intersection of Tremont Street and Columbus Avenue.
The entire Orange Line, including Roxbury Crossing station, was closed from August 19 to September 18, 2022, during maintenance work.[8] The MBTA plans to modify bus stops at the station in 2024 as part of the construction of bus lanes on Columbus Avenue and Tremont Street. The bus stops for route 66 on Tremont Street will be improved, while the stops for routes 22 and 29 on Columbus Avenue will be removed (as those routes have transfers to the Orange Line at Jackson Square and Ruggles).[9]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-8018-5393-1
- ^ 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. 9.
- ^ a b c d Heath, Richard (January 25, 2013). "A HISTORY OF FOREST HILLS" (PDF). Jamaica Plain Historical Society. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ "Chapter 336: An Act Requiring The Boston And Providence Railroad Company To Erect A Station House In Roxbury". Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts. Massachusetts General Court. 1867. p. 727.
- ^ "Local Lines". The Boston Globe. December 21, 1888. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Rocheleau, Matt (November 26, 2012). "Raising the railroad in Forest Hills". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ^ "A Rider's Guide to Planning Ahead: Upcoming Orange & Green Line Service Suspensions" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. August 2022.
- ^ "Tremont/Columbus Avenue Phase 2 Bus Lanes Project" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. December 12, 2022.
External links
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