East Somerville (MBTA station)

EAST SOMERVILLE

Station site viewed from the street below
Location Washington Street at Joy Street
Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′49.56″N 71°5′15.66″W / 42.3804333°N 71.0876833°W / 42.3804333; -71.0876833Coordinates: 42°22′49.56″N 71°5′15.66″W / 42.3804333°N 71.0876833°W / 42.3804333; -71.0876833
Owned by MBTA
Line(s)
  Green Line– "D" Branch
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Bicycle facilities "Pedal and Park" bicycle cage
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 2021 (planned)[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
  Starting 2021  
toward Riverside
Green Line

East Somerville is a planned light rail station on the MBTA Green Line "D" Branch in Somerville, Massachusetts.[2][3] The station will consist of one island platform, which will serve the "D" Branch's two tracks.

History

Early plans called the station Brickbottom. 2014 plans announced it as Washington Street station, with an expected opening in December 2017.[4] The MBTA announced in December 2016 that the opening would be delayed until 2021 in the wake of cutbacks, and that the name of the station would be changed to East Somerville.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Dungca, Nicole (December 7, 2016). "New Green Line stations are delayed until 2021". Boston Globe. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "MBTA Light Rail Transit System OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PLAN" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Washington Street and Union Square Stations: November 6, 2014" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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