Haymarket (MBTA station)
Haymarket | |
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Boston subway station | |
Green Line platform |
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Basic data | |
Opened | September 3, 1898 |
Newly designed | May 10, 1971; 2000 |
Tracks (platform) | 4 (3) |
Coordinates | 42 ° 21 '48 " N , 71 ° 3' 30" W |
use | |
Line (s) |
_ Green Line C _ Green Line E _ Orange line |
Passengers | 11,223 per day |
Haymarket is a metro station of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in Boston in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It provides access to the lines Green Line C and Green Line E and for the Orange Line . The station is the only one besides Boston North Station that allows direct transfers from the Orange - to the Green Line and vice versa. It was named after Haymarket Square , which has served as a weekly market since 1830 .
history
On September 3, 1898, the Haymarket station was opened as part of the Tremont Street Subway under the name Union-Friend , which was derived from streets running nearby . The Green Line later emerged from these beginnings . On June 10, 1901, the main line of the Boston Elevated Railway went into operation, from which the Orange Line emerged in the course of time , which is why the Haymarket station had to be rebuilt so that they could approach the carriages of the Charlestown Elevated and Washington Street Elevated .
On November 30, 1908, the Washington Street Tunnel began operations, after which the use of the Tremont Street Subway was again limited to trams . In October 1963, the tunnel between the Haymarket and Government Center stations was relocated, and on January 26, 1967 the station was renamed Haymarket .
On April 7, 1975, the Haymarket North Extension was put into operation as a replacement for the Charlestown Elevated, thus expanding the Orange Line to the north, which went hand in hand with the connection to the Boston North Station . In June 2004, the Green Line was relocated in an analogue manner , so that the importance of the Haymarket station as the only possibility to change between the two lines decreased considerably. However, the good connection to a large number of bus routes is still a positive point.
Railway systems
Track, signal and security systems
The underground station has a total of three platforms and four tracks. A central platform separated by a wall running in the middle in the longitudinal direction is available for two Green Line tracks , while two side platforms connect the two Orange Line tracks .
building
The underground station is located at the junction of Congress and New Sudbury Streets and has been fully accessible since 2000 . Unlike usual, the station is not designed as a tower station , but the tracks of both lines are on the same level.
environment
There is a connection to 15 MBTA bus routes at the station.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ridership and Service Statistics. ( PDF ; 6.2 MB) Thirteenth Edition 2010. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority , 2010, accessed January 11, 2013 .
- ↑ See for the entire section: Jonathan Belcher: Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2013. ( PDF ; 911 kB) January 1, 2013, accessed on January 11, 2013 (English).
Web links
Previous station | MBTA | Next station | ||
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Government Center towards Cleveland Circle |
Green Line Green Line C |
Boston North Station terminus |
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Government Center towards Heath Street |
Green Line Green Line E. |
Boston North Station towards Lechmere |
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State towards Forest Hills |
Orange line |
Boston North Station towards Oak Grove |