Morton Street station

































Morton Street

Inbound train at Morton Street station, December 2017.JPG
Inbound train at Morton Street station in December 2017

Location865 Morton Street
Mattapan, Massachusetts
Coordinates
42°16′50″N 71°05′09″W / 42.2806°N 71.0857°W / 42.2806; -71.0857Coordinates: 42°16′50″N 71°05′09″W / 42.2806°N 71.0857°W / 42.2806; -71.0857
Owned byMBTA
Line(s)Dorchester Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Bus transport MBTA Bus: 21, 26
Construction
ParkingKiss and ride only
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone1A
History
Opened1855; November 3, 1979;[1]
October 5, 1987[1]
Closed1944, January 30, 1981[1]
Rebuilt2006
Previous namesForest Avenue
Traffic
Passengers (2016)189 (weekday average boardings)[2]

Services















Preceding station
 

MBTA.svg MBTA
 
Following station

Blue Hill Avenue

toward Readville

Fairmount Line
Talbot Avenue

toward South Station


Blue Hill Avenue

toward Forge Park/495


Franklin Line
limited service

Morton Street is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on Fairmount Line located on Morton Street (MA 203) in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. With two full-length high-level platforms and ramps to the street, the station is fully wheelchair accessible. The station was reconstructed in 2006, with the official reopening in 2007.[3]




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Bus connections


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




History


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Inbound platform and stairs before 2006 rebuild


Morton Street after 2006 rebuild

Morton Street before and after the 2006 reconstruction



Service on the Fairmount Line (as the Dorchester Branch of the Norfolk County Railroad and later the New York and New England Railroad and New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad) began in 1855 and lasted until 1944. The service included a stop at Morton Street, originally known as Forest Avenue.[4]


The Dorchester Branch (Midland Route) was reopened as a bypass in November 1979 during Southwest Corridor construction, including stops at Uphams Corner, Morton Street, and Fairmount.[1] However, Uphams Corner and Morton Street were dropped in January 1981 as part of systemwide cuts.[1] Morton Street was originally built at minimal cost, with small low-level platforms and staircases to Morton Street. The station was not handicapped accessible, since service over the route was intended to be temporary; however, it was popular with residents of the communities the line passed through. When the Southwest Corridor reopened on October 5, 1987, the Fairmount Line shuttle service was retained, with Uphams Corner and Morton Street reopened.[1]


Starting in 2006, the station underwent a $6.5 million rebuilding as part of the Fairmount Line Improvements project. The upgrades included two full-length high-level platforms, ramps to Morton Street and Flint Street, canopies, and improved lighting and signage. The station is now fully handicapped accessible.[5] The station officially reopened on July 17, 2007.[3] In 2014, MassDOT replaced the structurally deficient bridge carrying Morton Street over the Fairmount Line tracks. Alternate accessible entrances to the station from the street were used during the replacement.[6]




Bus connections


The station is served by two MBTA Bus local routes running on Morton Street:



  • 21 Ashmont Station - Forest Hills Station via Morton Street


  • 26 Ashmont Station - Norfolk & Morton Belt Line.


References




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  2. ^ NelsonNygaard Consulting Associates (April 2017). "Increasing Ridership on the Fairmount Line: Final Report" (PDF). The Boston Foundation. p. 12.


  3. ^ ab "State Implementation Plan – Transit Commitments Monthly Status Report" (PDF). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. April 19, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2017.


  4. ^ Leo S. (December 26, 2009). "Railroad Stations in Dorchester". Dorchester Atheneum. Retrieved May 10, 2012.


  5. ^ "MBTA to rebuild Morton Street station". Progressive Railroading. September 12, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2012.


  6. ^ "Morton Street Bridge Replacement Project". Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Highway Division. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015.



External links




  • MBTA - Morton Street

  • Google Map Street View: Flint Street entrance, Morton Street entrances


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