Kenmore (MBTA station)
| Kenmore | |
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 The Green Line platform |
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| Basic data | |
| Opened | October 23, 1932 |
| Newly designed | 2005 to 2010 |
| Tracks (platform) | 4 (2 central platforms ) |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 20 '56 " N , 71 ° 5' 42" W |
| use | |
| Line (s) |
_ Green Line B _ Green Line C _ Green Line D |
| Passengers | 8,653 per day |
Kenmore is the name of an underground light rail station owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in the eponymous Kenmore Square in Boston in the state of Massachusetts in the United States . It provides access to branches B , C and D of the Green Line subway at the junction of Commonwealth Avenue , Beacon Street and Brookline Avenue . It is - depending on the direction of travel - the last or first common station of the three branches. The Green Line E only joins the main line at Copley station .
history
Kenmore Station opened on October 23, 1932. From the beginning it was approached by branches B and C. In 1959, the first D line ran to the station, and until it was closed in 1969, Green Line A shared the station's tracks with Branch B.
In 1996, the station was due to the floods leading Muddy Rivers completely flooded. The incident was only the second of its kind since 1962 and was classified as more serious.
Railway systems
Track, signal and security systems
The underground station has four tracks, which are accessible via two central platforms . The trains of branches C and D traveling towards the city stop at the outer tracks, the trains of the B branch use the inner tracks. The northern platform provides access to all branches of the trains going out of town, while the southern one serves all trains going into town. In a westerly direction there is a flyover structure for the further course of the B-branch immediately behind the station . Branches C and D split a little later at an intersection .
The Kenmore loop
A turning loop , officially known as Kenmore loop (engl. Kenmore loop hereinafter), connecting the tracks of the branches C and D to each other and allows a change of direction of travel, without having to use the underground tunnel. Since the Green Line B was to be converted into a full-fledged subway, the Kenmore Loop was originally intended for a change of direction of the vehicles on Green Line C , which should not continue on the Tremont Street Subway . However, the plans were all discarded, so that today the loop is mainly used to park vehicles at night.
building
The metro station is located at the address 500 Commonwealth Avenue right on Kenmore Square and is completely barrier-free accessible.
environment
There is a connection to five MBTA bus routes at the station, and there are also 8 parking spaces for bicycles. Fenway Park baseball stadium is in the vicinity .
Individual evidence
- ^ Ridership and Service Statistics. ( PDF ; 6.2 MB) Thirteenth Edition 2010. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority , 2010, accessed April 7, 2013 .
- ^ Jonathan Belcher: Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2013. ( PDF ; 911 kB) January 1, 2013, accessed April 7, 2013 (English).
- ^ Scott Moore, George Chiasson, Jonathan Belcher: The Green Line Flood of 1996. November 15, 1995, archived from the original on July 25, 2008 ; accessed on April 7, 2013 .
Web links
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Blandford Street towards Boston College |
Green Line Green Line B |
Hynes Convention Center towards Government Center |
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St. Marys Street towards Cleveland Circle |
Green Line Green Line C |
Hynes Convention Center towards Boston North Station |
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Fenway towards Riverside |
Green Line Green Line D |
Hynes Convention Center towards Government Center |
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