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Entrance to Kenmore Station |
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| Address | 500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 |
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Green Line "B," "C," and "D" branch
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 23, 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2005-2010 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Owned by | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (1997) | 1,978 million | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kenmore (also known as Kenmore Square) is an MBTA light rail station in the Kenmore Square area of Boston, Massachusetts, and serves the Green Line B, C, and D branches. The station is located at the convergence of three major roads: Commonwealth Avenue, Brookline Avenue, and Beacon Street.[1]
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Kenmore station is five stops and a nominal 12-minute ride from Park Street, the hub of the Green and Red Lines. The station serves as the branching off point for the B, C, and D trains on the Green Line. While all trains converge on the same route going inbound (excepting the E train which doesn't join the others until Copley Square), when going outbound they split just before and somewhat after Kenmore station, branching off into different above-ground routes.
The tracks are configured for use as a dual-island platform, with outbound trains for the C and D branches sharing the outer tracks, and trains for the B branch on the inner tracks. The B branch uses a flying junction just west of the station to branch off, while the C and D branches continue together a short distance west of Kenmore station, and then split once more at an awkward flat junction. In addition, there is a special loopback track facing outbound, which allows inbound trains to loop back to outbound at Kenmore station rather than progressing further inbound.
The track layout is similar to, but not identical to the Kashirskaya station on the Moscow Metro.
Kenmore station is the primary station for passengers wishing to go to Fenway Park, located just one block away. However, some sports fans exit at Fenway station despite its longer distance from the stadium, bypassing congestion in Kenmore Square.
The station was closed for two months in 1996, after the Muddy River overflowed its banks, completely submerging the platform and some of the mezzanine.[2][3]
Until January 1, 2007, Kenmore was the last Green Line station heading outbound where passengers were required to pay a fare upon boarding, and boarding outbound trains at surface stops was free. It was for this reason that fans going home from the game to the Newton Highlands region (serviced by the D) were advised to use the Fenway stop.
Passengers now must pay fares at all Green Line surface stops regardless of whether they are going inbound or outbound.
In 2005, Kenmore station underwent reconstruction in order to make the station ADA-accessible. Despite almost constant work, the station was kept in operation. Major changes included elevators and escalators, and a new bus shelter with a transparent semi-arched canopy placed in the middle of Kenmore Square.[4] The Boston Globe reported that there were severe delays in construction and that the project would be completed by November 2007;[5] renovation work was finally completed in April 2010.[6] Kenmore station is now fully wheelchair accessible.
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