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Washington Street station (MBTA)

Light rail station in Boston, Massachusetts, US

Field	Value
name	Washington Street
style	MBTA	style2=Green
image	Washington Street station facing inbound, August 2016.JPG
image_caption	Facing inbound at Washington Street station in 2016
address	Commonwealth Avenue and Washington Street
borough	Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts
coordinates
other	:
platform	2 side platforms
tracks	2
passengers	1,885 (weekday average boardings)
pass_year	2011
opened
rebuilt	November 2001–March 2002
accessible	Yes
services
mapframe	yes
mapframe-marker-color	#
mapframe-marker	rail-light
mapframe-zoom	14

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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

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. 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.

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. The renovation was completed in October 2002; delays in construction caused cascading delays to similar renovations at and . 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. The mini-high platforms were removed in 2020 during a trackwork project.

References

{{MBTA Bluebook 2014
Engineering and Maintenance Department. (1981). "History of subways, tunnels and elevated lines". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
(1997). "Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service". Boston Street Railway Association.
"Planned Accessibility Projects - On Board the Green Line". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
(October 30, 2001). "MBTA Continues Accessibility Program On The B Branch of the Green Line". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Palatucci, Roseanne. (February 18, 2003). "MBTA Construction Affects Students".
(March 15, 2002). "BU East, Central T Stop Construction Begins Monday". Daily Free Press.
(April 10, 2006). "Settlement Agreement". Joanne Daniels-Finegold et al. v. MBTA.
(June 2007). "Green Line Stations Upgraded to Improve Accessibility". Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization.
(September 2020). "B Branch Weekend Access". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

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