South Street station (MBTA)

South Street station is a light rail surface stop on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue east of South Street in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. South Street is the lowest-ridership stop on the B branch, with just 214 daily boardings by a 2011 survey.[1]

South Street
An inbound train at South Street station in March 2022
General information
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at South Street
Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′22.31″N 71°9′26.96″W / 42.3395306°N 71.1574889°W / 42.3395306; -71.1574889
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Passengers
2011214 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Boston College
Terminus
Green Line Chestnut Hill Avenue
Location
Map

Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops.[2] Design for South Street and four other B Branch stops was 30% complete by December 2022.[3] A design shown in March 2024 called for Chestnut Hill Avenue station and South Street station to be consolidated, with a single station located between Chestnut Hill Driveway and Chestnut Hill Avenue.[4] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million to construct accessible platforms at 14 B and C branch stops including the consolidated station.[5] As of June 2024, construction is expected to start in fall 2025.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. ^ Brelsford, Laura (May 24, 2021). "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. pp. 4–5.
  3. ^ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 6, 2022. pp. 4–5.
  4. ^ "Green Line B Branch Improvements and Accessibility Upgrades" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 22, 2024.
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  6. ^ "Accessibility Initiatives—June 2024" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 25, 2024. p. 4.
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