Ashmont (MBTA station)
| Ashmont | |
|---|---|
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 Red Line platform |
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| Basic data | |
| District | Dorchester |
| Opened | September 1, 1928 (Red Line) August 26, 1929 (Mattapan-Line) |
| Newly designed | 2005–2011 (new building) |
| Tracks (platform) | 3 (3 side platforms ) |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 17 '3 " N , 71 ° 3' 48" W |
| use | |
| Line (s) |
_ Red Line _ Ashmont – Mattapan High Speed Line |
| Passengers | 6,019 per day |
Ashmont is the name of a subway station owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in the Boston borough of Dorchester in the state of Massachusetts in the United States . It is the southern terminus of the branch of the same name of the Red Line subway line and at the same time the northern terminus of the Ashmont – Mattapan High Speed Line .
history
The current station was opened for the Red Line on September 1, 1928 , followed by the connection to the Ashmont – Mattapan High Speed Line on August 26, 1929 . As early as 1872, however, there was a station of the same name on the Old Colony Railroad .
In the years 2005 to 2011, the building for more than 35 million was US dollar completely rebuilt.
Railway systems
Track, signal and security systems
The underground station has a total of three tracks, each of which is accessible via its own side platform .
building
The subway station is located at 1900 Dorchester Avenue at 200 Ashmont Street and has been fully accessible since its renovation in 2011 .
environment
At the station there is a connection to seven bus lines of the MBTA as well as another of the Brockton Area Transit Authority (BAT).
Individual evidence
- ^ Ridership and Service Statistics. ( PDF ; 6.2 MB) Thirteenth Edition 2010. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority , 2010, accessed February 15, 2013 .
- ^ Jonathan Belcher: Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2013. ( PDF ; 911 kB) January 1, 2013, accessed on February 15, 2013 (English).
Web links
| Previous station | MBTA | Next station | ||
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Shawmut towards Alewife |
Red Line Ashmont branch |
final destination | ||
| final destination | Ashmont – Mattapan High Speed Line |
Cedar Grove towards Mattapan |
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