Harvard Avenue station

This article is about the Green Line station. For the Red Line station, see Harvard station.
Harvard Avenue
An inbound train at Harvard Avenue station in December 2018
General information
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at Harvard Avenue
Allston, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′00″N 71°07′52″W / 42.35012°N 71.13120°W / 42.35012; -71.13120
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 66
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
RebuiltNovember 2001–October 2002
Passengers
20113,602 (average weekday boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Griggs Street
toward Boston College
 Green Line Packards Corner
toward Government Center
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Griggs Street
toward Boston College
 Green Line Fordham Road
(station closed 2004)
toward Government Center
Location
Map

Harvard Avenue station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The station is located on the west side of Commonwealth Avenue at Harvard Avenue, in a residential and commercial district. The station consists of two side platforms, located on opposite sides of Harvard Avenue, which serve the B branch's two tracks. The station is fully accessible. Harvard Avenue is the second-busiest surface stop on the Green Line surface branches (behind only Coolidge Corner), with an average of 4,077 boardings on weekdays.[1]

History

Reconstruction work in April 2002

Due to its high ridership, Harvard Avenue was one of the first Green Line surface stops to be made accessible. In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for accessibility. Portable lifts were installed at Harvard Avenue around 2000 as a temporary measure.[2][3] The platform modifications - part of a $32 million modification of thirteen B, C, and E branch stations - began in November 2001, with completion of the project in October 2002.[4][5][6] Delays in construction caused cascading delays to similar renovations at Boston University East and Boston University Central.[7] During the construction work, temporary platforms were constructed on the opposite side of Harvard Avenue from their usual configuration.

References

  1. ^ a b "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. ^ "Executive Summary" (PDF). Program of Mass Transportation. Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization. January 2004. p. 2-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "Subway Map" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2001.
  4. ^ "MBTA Continues Accessibility Program On The B Branch of the Green Line". MBTA Press Releases (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 30, 2001. Archived from the original on October 30, 2001.
  5. ^ Palatucci, Roseanne (February 18, 2003). "MBTA Construction Affects Students". The Heights. Vol. 84, no. 6. p. A3.
  6. ^ "Planned Accessibility Projects - On Board the Green Line". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004.
  7. ^ "BU East, Central T Stop Construction Begins Monday". Daily Free Press. March 15, 2002. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

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