Boston Landing station
Railway station in Brighton, Massachusetts, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boston Landing station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It serves the Framingham/Worcester Line. It is located in the Brighton neighborhood just west of the Everett Street bridge, next to the Massachusetts Turnpike.[5] It serves the Allston-Brighton area as well as the Boston Landing development including Warrior Ice Arena. The station is fully accessible, with a single full-length high-level island platform. Elevators and stairs lead to Arthur Street and to the Everett Street bridge.
Boston Landing | |||||||||||
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Location | Everett Street at Guest Street Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42.3572°N 71.1393°W / 42.3572; -71.1393 | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Worcester Main Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3[1][2] | ||||||||||
Connections | MBTA bus: 64 | ||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | Bicycle racks; Blue Bikes bikeshare station | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1A | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 22, 2017 | ||||||||||
Closed | April 1959 (former stations)[3] | ||||||||||
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2018 | 600 (weekday average boardings)[4] | ||||||||||
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The station, which was officially announced on June 7, 2012, is the result of discussions dating back to 1998. It was then projected to cost $16 million and to serve as many as 2400 daily riders by 2030.[1][5] It is an infill station, since commuter rail trains passed frequently on existing tracks through the site. In November 2012, New Balance announced their intention to open the station in 2014.[6] However, in May 2014, the expected opening was pushed back to the fall of 2016. The new station is being financed by New Balance under a public-private partnership agreement.[2] Prior to a May 2013 renaming, the proposed station project was known as New Brighton Landing.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the $20 million station was held on May 12, 2015.[7] The station opened on May 22, 2017.[8] Boston Landing station is fully accessible, with elevators on the pedestrian bridge to Arthur Street and another elevator to the Everett Street bridge.