Suffolk Downs (MBTA station)
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.jpg) The station building |
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| Basic data | |
| District | East Boston |
| Opened | April 21, 1952 |
| Newly designed | January 3, 1984 June 24, 1995 |
| Tracks (platform) | 2 (2 side platforms ) |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 23 '25 " N , 70 ° 59' 52" W |
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| Line (s) | Blue line |
| Passengers | 794 per day |
Suffolk Downs is a subway station of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in the Boston borough of East Boston in the state of Massachusetts in the United States and named after the horse racing track of the same name . It provides access to the line Blue Line .
history
The original station was built on April 21, 1952 at the site of the former Belle Isle railway depot on the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad . One of the platforms fell victim to a fire on February 14, 1976, and the station was rebuilt in 1984. Another new building followed from 1994 to 1995.
Railway systems
Track, signal and security systems
The underground station has a total of two tracks that are accessible via two side platforms .
building
The metro station is located at the address 1230 Bennington Street at Walley Street and is completely barrier-free accessible.
environment
There is no connection to the MBTA bus lines at the station, but there are 110 parking spaces available for a fee.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ridership and Service Statistics. ( PDF ; 6.2 MB) Thirteenth Edition 2010. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority , 2010, accessed February 6, 2013 .
- ^ Jonathan Belcher: Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2013. ( PDF ; 911 kB) January 1, 2013, accessed on February 6, 2013 (English).
Web links
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