Chiswick Road
An inbound train at Chiswick Road station in August 2018
General information
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at Chiswick Road
Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′27″N 71°09′02″W / 42.34084°N 71.15046°W / 42.34084; -71.15046
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
OpenedMay 26, 1900[1][2]
Passengers
2011 daily615[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Chestnut Hill Avenue
toward Boston College
 Green Line Sutherland Road
toward Government Center
Location
Map

Chiswick Road station is a light rail station on the MBTA's Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue north of Chiswick Road in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Chiswick Road consists of two side platforms, which serve the B branch's two tracks.

History

In 2003, Chiswick Road was one of five stops on the B branch proposed for closure, due to having a low average daily ridership and being located quite close to nearby, better-used stops.[4] Chiswick Road was dropped from the proposal shortly after it was announced due to opposition from residents of a local housing project for the elderly served by the stop.[4] The other four stops (Fordham Road, Summit Avenue, Mount Hood Road, and Greycliff Road) were provisionally closed on April 20, 2004, which was made permanent on March 15, 2005.[4][5]

Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops.[6] Design for Chiswick Road and four other B Branch stops was 30% complete by December 2022.[7] As of November 2023, construction is expected to begin in spring 2025.[8]

References

  1. ^ Engineering and Maintenance Department (1981). History of subways, tunnels and elevated lines. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Clarke, Bradley H.; Cummings, O.R. (1997). Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 58. ISBN 0938315048.
  3. ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Daniel, Mac (16 March 2005). "T drops 4 Green Line stops after results of rider survey". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 18 March 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Green Line B Branch Service Enhancements" (PDF). TRANSreport. Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization. May 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  6. ^ Brelsford, Laura (May 24, 2021). "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. pp. 4–5.
  7. ^ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 6, 2022. pp. 4–5.
  8. ^ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—November 2023" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. November 27, 2023. p. 4.

External links

Media related to Chiswick Road station at Wikimedia Commons

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