South Street station (MBTA) explained

South Street
Style:MBTA
Style2:Green
Address:Commonwealth Avenue at South Street
Coordinates:42.3395°N -71.1575°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Passengers:214 (weekday average boardings)
Pass Year:2011
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail-light
Mapframe-Zoom:14

South Street station is a light rail surface stop on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue east of South Street in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. South Street is the lowest-ridership stop on the B branch, with just 214 daily boardings by a 2011 survey.

Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops.[1] Design for South Street and four other B Branch stops was 30% complete by December 2022.[2] A design shown in March 2024 called for Chestnut Hill Avenue station and South Street station to be consolidated, with a single station located between Chestnut Hill Driveway and Chestnut Hill Avenue.[3] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million to construct accessible platforms at 14 B and C branch stops including the consolidated station., construction is expected to start in fall 2025.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2021 . May 24, 2021 . Laura . Brelsford . Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility . 4–5.
  2. Web site: System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022 . December 6, 2022 . Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility . 4–5.
  3. Web site: Green Line B Branch Improvements and Accessibility Upgrades . March 22, 2024 . Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  4. Web site: Accessibility Initiatives—June 2024 . June 25, 2024 . Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . 4.