Allston Street station explained

Allston Street
Style:MBTA
Style2:Green
Address:Commonwealth Avenue at Allston Street
Coordinates:42.3487°N -71.138°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Passengers:1,437 (weekday average boardings)
Pass Year:2011
Opened:[1] [2]
Rebuilt:1983
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail-light
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Allston Street station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located between the westbound travel lanes and frontage road of Commonwealth Avenue at Allston Street in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The station is not accessible. It has two side platforms, located on the near sides of the Allston Street grade crossing, to serve the line's two tracks.

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. Until 1983, the station had narrow platforms; the inbound platform had only a curb to separate passengers from the southbound travel lanes.[3] While the line was shut down for track replacement from July 30 to September 10, 1983, the station was rebuilt with low walls to separate passengers from traffic., the MBTA plans to make the station accessible along with other stations on the line, with construction to start in fall 2025.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: History of subways, tunnels and elevated lines . Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . Engineering and Maintenance Department . 1981 . Internet Archive.
  2. Book: Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service . Clarke . Bradley H. . Cummings . O.R. . 1997 . Boston Street Railway Association . 0938315048 . 58.
  3. Web site: Image 13910 . NYCSubway.org . August 12, 1970 . Joe . Testagrose.
  4. Web site: Accessibility Initiatives—June 2024 . June 25, 2024 . Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . 4.