Washington Street station (MBTA)

Light rail station in Boston, Massachusetts, US

This article is about the Green Line B branch station. For other uses, see Washington station.

Washington Street

Facing inbound at Washington Street station in 2016

General information
Location| Commonwealth Avenue and Washington Street
Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates| 42°20′38″N 71°08′33″W﻿ / ﻿42.34389°N 71.14259°W﻿ / 42.34389; -71.14259
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|  MBTA bus: 65
Construction
Accessible| Yes
History
Opened| May 26, 1900 (1900-05-26)
Rebuilt| November 2001–March 2002
Passengers
2011| 1,885 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
| Preceding station  |  MBTA | Following station

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Sutherland Road

toward Boston College

|  | Green Line

B branch

|  | Warren Street

toward Government Center

Location

Washington Street station is a surface stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)'s Green Line B branch, located in Brighton, Boston. The station is located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue northeast of Washington Street. Washington Street station consists of two side platforms, which serve the B branch's two tracks. The station is fully accessible.

## History

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The pocket track at Washington Street around the time of its completion

Streetcar service on Commonwealth Avenue between Brighton Avenue and Chestnut Hill Avenue began on May 26, 1900.[2][3] From October 27, 1926, to January 23, 1953, a passing siding was in place just east of Washington Street. It was occasionally used to short turn trains.[3]

In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for accessibility. The renovation of Washington Street - part of a $32 million modification of thirteen B, C, and E branch stations - began in November 2001.[4][5][6] The renovation was completed in October 2002; delays in construction caused cascading delays to similar renovations at Boston University East and Boston University Central.[7] During construction, temporary platforms south of Washington Street were used.

Around 2006, the MBTA added wooden mini-high platforms on the inbound end of both platforms, allowing level boarding on older Type 7 LRVs. These platforms were installed at eight Green Line stations in 2006–07 as part of the settlement of Joanne Daniels-Finegold, et al. v. MBTA.[8][9] The mini-high platforms were removed in 2020 during a trackwork project.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
2. ^ Engineering and Maintenance Department (1981). History of subways, tunnels and elevated lines. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - via Internet Archive.
3. ^ a b Clarke, Bradley H.; Cummings, O.R. (1997). Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 58, 59. ISBN 0938315048.
4. ^ "Planned Accessibility Projects - On Board the Green Line". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004.
5. ^ "MBTA Continues Accessibility Program On The B Branch of the Green Line". MBTA Press Releases (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 30, 2001. Archived from the original on October 30, 2001.
6. ^ Palatucci, Roseanne (February 18, 2003). "MBTA Construction Affects Students". The Heights. Vol. 84, no. 6\. p. A3.
7. ^ "BU East, Central T Stop Construction Begins Monday". Daily Free Press. March 15, 2002. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
8. ^ "Settlement Agreement" (PDF). Joanne Daniels-Finegold et al. v. MBTA. April 10, 2006. pp. 10–11.
9. ^ "Green Line Stations Upgraded to Improve Accessibility" (PDF). TRANSReport. Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization. June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2011.
10. ^ "B Branch Weekend Access" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. September 2020.

## External links

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Media related to Washington Street station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons

* MBTA – Washington Street
* Station from Washington Street from Google Maps Street View

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* Wonderland
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* Aquarium
* State
* Government Center
* Bowdoin

Orange Line|

* Oak Grove
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* Wellington
* Assembly
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* Community College
* North Station
* Haymarket
* State
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* Chinatown
* Tufts Medical Center
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* Massachusetts Avenue
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* Jackson Square
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* Green Street
* Forest Hills

Red Line|

* Alewife
* Davis
* Porter
* Harvard
* Central
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* Park Street
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* Andrew
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| Ashmont branch|

* Savin Hill
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* North Quincy
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* Government Center
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* Washington Street
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* Amory Street
* Boston University Central
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* Blandford Street

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