Tufts Medical Center (MBTA station)
| Tufts Medical Center | |
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 Entrance to the station |
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| Basic data | |
| Opened | May 4, 1987 (Orange Line) July 20, 2002 (Silver Line) |
| Tracks (platform) | 2 (2 side platforms ) |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 20 '55 " N , 71 ° 3' 52" W |
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| Line (s) | Orange line |
| Switching options | Silver Line |
| Passengers | 5,684 per day |
Tufts Medical Center (ehem. New England Medical Center is) the name of 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 subway line Orange Line and the bus Silverline . The station was named after the Tufts Medical Center , which it is located next to.
history
The underground space was laid out in 1968 as part of the completion of the South Cove Tunnel and was originally intended to accommodate a station after the planned relocation of Washington Street Elevated (due to the planned construction of Interstate 695 ). In fact, I-695 was never built, Washington Street Elevated continued to operate and the space was unused. The New England Medical Center station was opened together with eight other new buildings on May 4, 1987 as part of the relocation of the Orange Line to the Southwest Corridor . On 20 July 2002, the station on the network has been Silverline 5 connected, and October 15, 2009 followed the link to the Silver Line 4. On 19 March 2010, the station due to the renaming of was New England Medical Center also Renamed Tufts Medical Center .
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 subway station is located between Kneeland Street in Chinatown and the Massachusetts Turnpike below a wing of the eponymous Tufts Medical Center , which spans Washington Street at this point . The building is completely barrier-free .
As part of the MBTA Arts on the Line project, the multi-part work of art “Caravan” by Richard Gubernick was installed in the station . It consists of four abstract aluminum reliefs that are attached to the walls of the escalators. Outside the station there are also two granite columns ("Mr. Yee is in the Garden" by Maria Gordett and "The Great World Transformed" by Gish Jen ) with engraved texts.
environment
At the station there is a connection to two bus lines as well as to the Silver Line lines 4 and 5 of the MBTA.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ridership and Service Statistics. ( PDF ; 6.2 MB) Thirteenth Edition 2010. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority , 2010, accessed January 24, 2013 .
- ^ Jonathan Belcher: Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2013. ( PDF ; 911 kB) January 1, 2013, accessed on January 24, 2013 (English).
- ↑ On the Orange Line. ( PDF ; 4.6 MB) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority , accessed January 23, 2013 .
Web links
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