Warren Street station (MBTA)
Warren Street | |||||||||||
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Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°20′54″N 71°08′25″W / 42.34837°N 71.14022°W | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Opened | May 26, 1900[1][2] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1983 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2011 | 2,047 (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||
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Warren Street station is a
History
Streetcar service began when the section from Packards Corner to Chestnut Hill Avenue opened on May 26, 1900, connecting previously opened trackage to the east and west.[1][2] The trackage was not in a center median (as were the earlier sections), but in a reservation between the southbound travel lane and southbound carriage lane. Between Warren Street and Wallingford Road to the southwest, the reservation was significantly wider than the tracks.[4] In 1960, new southbound travel lanes were built along that section; southbound traffic now crosses the B branch tracks at Warren Street.
Until 1983, the inbound platform had only a curb to separate passengers from the southbound travel lanes.[5] While the line was shut down for track replacement from July 30 to September 10, 1983, the station was rebuilt with a low wall on the inbound platform to separate passengers from traffic, as well as a small shelter.[6]
References
- ^ a b Engineering and Maintenance Department (1981). History of subways, tunnels and elevated lines. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – via Internet Archive.
- ^ ISBN 0938315048.
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ "Atlas of the City of Boston: Ward 25, Brighton". G.W. Bromley and Co. 1909 – via Ward Maps.
- ^ Testagrose, Joe (June 9, 1980). "Image 13910". NYCSubway.org.
- ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
External links
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