Shawmut (MBTA station)

SHAWMUT
MBTA rapid transit
Station statistics
Address Dayton Street between Centre Street and Lyndhurst Street
Dorchester
Lines
  Red Line
Structure Subway
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened September 1, 1928
Accessible
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
toward Alewife
 Red Line
Terminus

Shawmut is a station on the Ashmont branch Red Line subway on Dayton Street between Centre Street and Lyndhurst Street in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The station is part of an almost shallow cut-and-cover subway tunnel that runs by Wellesley Park and Cronin Playground. It opened on September 1, 1928, and with a 420-foot platform, was the only prewar station that could accommodate six-car trains. There are currently no MBTA bus connections. It is close to Dorchester's Codman Square, where buses can be found.

The station underwent a major renovation, which as of 2008 is substantially complete with only minor work remaining;[1] it is now wheelchair accessible.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://mbta.com/about_the_mbta/news_events/?id=15779&month=&year=
  2. ^ mbta.com subway system map, accessed 25 Sep 2008

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