Wollaston (MBTA station)
| Wollaston | |
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 The Red Line platform |
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| Basic data | |
| Opened | 1st September 1971 |
| Tracks (platform) | 2 ( central platform ) |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 15 '56 " N , 71 ° 1' 10" W |
| use | |
| Line (s) | Red Line |
| Passengers | 4,347 per day |
Wollaston is the name of a subway station owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in the district of the same name in Quincy in the state of Massachusetts in the United States . It provides access to the Braintree branch of the line Red Line .
history
The Wollaston station was built in the style of brutalism and opened together with the North Quincy and Quincy Center stations in 1971.
Railway systems
Track, signal and security systems
The underground station has two tracks that are accessible via a central platform .
building
The subway station is at the intersection of Beale Street and Newport Avenue . It has not yet been renovated and is therefore the only station on the Red Line that is not barrier-free . The building has been the demolition of the elevated railways Atlantic Avenue Elevated , Charlestown Elevated , Washington Street Elevated and Causeway Elevated next to the stations Science Park , Malden Center , Charles / MGH , Beach Mont and Fields Corner one of the few remaining elevated subway stations of the MBTA.
environment
There is a connection to two MBTA bus lines at the station, and there are also 30 parking spaces for bicycles and 550 park and ride parking spaces available for a fee . Eastern Nazarene College is approximately 0.5 mi (0.8 km ) away .
Individual evidence
- ^ Ridership and Service Statistics. ( PDF ; 6.2 MB) Thirteenth Edition 2010. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority , 2010, accessed March 20, 2013 (English).
- ^ Jonathan Belcher: Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2013. ( PDF ; 911 kB) January 1, 2013, accessed on March 20, 2013 (English).
Web links
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North Quincy towards Alewife |
Red Line Braintree branch |
Quincy Center towards Braintree |
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