College Avenue (MBTA station)
COLLEGE AVENUE | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Site of College Avenue station in July 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
College Avenue at Boston Avenue Medford, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°24′29.35″N 71°7′2.37″W / 42.4081528°N 71.1173250°WCoordinates: 42°24′29.35″N 71°7′2.37″W / 42.4081528°N 71.1173250°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform (Green Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks |
2 (Lowell Line) 2 (Green Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | "Pedal and Park" bicycle cage | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened |
November 1976 (Lowell Line)[1] 2020 (Green Line - planned) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | October 1979 (Lowell Line)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Tufts University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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College Avenue is a planned light rail station on the MBTA Green Line "D" Branch, to be located at College Avenue next to Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. It will be the northern terminus of the "D" Branch and is the final station on the second phase of the Green Line Extension.[2][3] College Avenue will consist of one island platform, which will serve the "D" Branch's two tracks. As of December 2015, the future of the project is in doubt due to a substantial increase in costs; it will likely be further delayed or cancelled.[4]
Previous commuter rail stations on what is now the Lowell Line were located nearby from the mid 19th century to the mid 20th century, and from 1976 to 1979.
History
Commuter rail stations
The Boston and Lowell Railroad opened their namesake line in 1835, though local stops were not added immediately. By 1889, College Hill station was located on the north side of the tracks just west of College Avenue.[5] By 1900, College Hill was replaced with Tufts College station, located on the opposite side of the tracks and slightly to the south at Pearson Street.[6] Along with the other local stops in Somerville and Medford, Tufts College station was abandoned around 1950 due to competition from streetcars and buses.
In November 1976, the MBTA opened Tufts University station near the Tufts College station site.[1][7] It was abandoned in October 1979 due to poor ridership.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Belcher, Jonathan (27 June 2015). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2015" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "MBTA Light Rail Transit System OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PLAN" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Travel Forecasts: Systemwide Stats and SUMMIT Results" (PDF). Green Line Extension Project: FY 2012 New Starts Submittal. Massachusetts Department of Transportation. January 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ Vaccaro, Adam (14 December 2015). "Transit officials won’t commit additional state money to Green Line extension". Boston Globe. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Part of Medford". Atlas of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Geo. H. Walker & Co. 1889. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Index Map to the Cities of Everett, Malden, and Medford". Atlas of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. George W. Stadley & Co. 1900. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ 1977 Annual Report. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 1977.
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