Griggs Street
An inbound train at Griggs Street station in 2018
General information
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at Griggs Street
Allston, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′55″N 71°08′04″W / 42.348542°N 71.134551°W / 42.348542; -71.134551
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
OpenedMay 26, 1900 (1900-05-26)[1][2]
Previous namesGriggs Street/Long Avenue
Passengers
20111,203 weekday average boardings[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Allston Street
toward Boston College
 Green Line Harvard Avenue
toward Government Center
Location
Map

Griggs Street station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located between the southbound travel lanes and frontage road of Commonwealth Avenue at Griggs Street in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The station is not accessible. It has two side platforms, located on the near sides of a pedestrian crossing, to serve the line's two tracks. The station was called Griggs Street/Long Avenue until around 2017.[4][5]

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. ^ "Griggs Street/Long Avenue Station". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Griggs Street". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018.

External links

Media related to Griggs Street station at Wikimedia Commons

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