Chiswick Road | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 An inbound train at Chiswick Road station in August 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Commonwealth Avenue at Chiswick Road Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°20′27″N 71°09′02″W / 42.34084°N 71.15046°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 26, 1900[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2011 daily | 615[3] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Chiswick Road station is a light rail station on the MBTA's Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue north of Chiswick Road in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Chiswick Road consists of two side platforms, which serve the B branch's two tracks.
History
In 2003, Chiswick Road was one of five stops on the B branch proposed for closure, due to having a low average daily ridership and being located quite close to nearby, better-used stops.[4] Chiswick Road was dropped from the proposal shortly after it was announced due to opposition from residents of a local housing project for the elderly served by the stop.[4] The other four stops (Fordham Road, Summit Avenue, Mount Hood Road, and Greycliff Road) were provisionally closed on April 20, 2004, which was made permanent on March 15, 2005.[4][5]
Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops.[6] Design for Chiswick Road and four other B Branch stops was 30% complete by December 2022.[7] As of November 2023[update], construction is expected to begin in spring 2025.[8] A design shown in March 2024 called for the platforms to be rebuilt at their current locations.[9] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million to construct accessible platforms at 14 B and C branch stops including Chiswick Road.[10]
References
- ^ Engineering and Maintenance Department (1981). History of subways, tunnels and elevated lines. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Clarke, Bradley H.; Cummings, O.R. (1997). Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 58. ISBN 0938315048.
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ a b c Daniel, Mac (16 March 2005). "T drops 4 Green Line stops after results of rider survey". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Green Line B Branch Service Enhancements" (PDF). TRANSreport. Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization. May 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Brelsford, Laura (May 24, 2021). "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. pp. 4–5.
- ^ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 6, 2022. pp. 4–5.
- ^ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—November 2023" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. November 27, 2023. p. 4.
- ^ "Green Line B Branch Improvements and Accessibility Upgrades" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 22, 2024.
- ^
- "All Stations Accessibility Program FY24 Projects". Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
- "Biden-Harris Administration Announces $343 Million to Modernize Transit Stations, Improve Accessibility Across the Country" (Press release). Federal Transit Administration. May 28, 2024.
- "MBTA Wins $67 Million Federal Grant to Improve Green Line Accessibility for People with Disabilities" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. May 30, 2024.
External links
Media related to Chiswick Road station at Wikimedia Commons
Stations of the MBTA subway | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Blue Line | |||||||||
| Orange Line | |||||||||
| Red Line |
| ||||||||
| Green Line |
| ||||||||
 | This tram-, streetcar-, or light rail-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This Massachusetts train station–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article relating to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This page was last edited on 30 May 2024, at 23:55