College Avenue (MBTA station)

COLLEGE AVENUE
Site of College Avenue station in July 2015
Location	College Avenue at Boston Avenue Medford, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°24′29.35″N 71°7′2.37″W / 42.4081528°N 71.1173250°WCoordinates: 42°24′29.35″N 71°7′2.37″W / 42.4081528°N 71.1173250°W
Owned by	MBTA
Line(s)	Green Line– "D" Branch
Platforms	1 island platform (Green Line)
Tracks	2 (Lowell Line) 2 (Green Line)
Construction
Bicycle facilities	"Pedal and Park" bicycle cage
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	November 1976 (Lowell Line)[1] 2020 (Green Line - planned)
Closed	October 1979 (Lowell Line)[1]
Previous names	Tufts University
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Ball Square toward Riverside Green Line "D" Branch Terminus   Former services   North Station Terminus Lowell Line Service ended 1979 West Medford toward Lowell or Woburn

College Avenue is a planned light rail station on the MBTA Green Line "D" Branch, to be located at College Avenue next to Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. It will be the northern terminus of the "D" Branch and is the final station on the second phase of the Green Line Extension.^[2][3] College Avenue will consist of one island platform, which will serve the "D" Branch's two tracks.

Previous commuter rail stations on what is now the Lowell Line were located nearby from the mid 19th century to the mid 20th century, and from 1976 to 1979.

History

Commuter rail stations

Tufts University station with a Budd RDC in September 1977

The Boston and Lowell Railroad opened their namesake line in 1835, though local stops were not added immediately. By 1889, College Hill station was located on the north side of the tracks just west of College Avenue.^[4] By 1900, College Hill was replaced with Tufts College station, located on the opposite side of the tracks and slightly to the south at Pearson Street.^[5] Along with the other local stops in Somerville and Medford, Tufts College station was abandoned around 1950 due to competition from streetcars and buses.

In November 1976, the MBTA opened Tufts University station near the Tufts College station site.^[1][6] It was abandoned in October 1979 due to poor ridership.^[1]

References

1. Belcher, Jonathan (27 June 2015). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2015" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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. "Part of Medford". Atlas of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Geo. H. Walker & Co. 1889. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
5. "Index Map to the Cities of Everett, Malden, and Medford". Atlas of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. George W. Stadley & Co. 1900. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
6. 1977 Annual Report. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 1977.

External links

• Renderings of the station