Harvard Avenue station

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Harvard Avenue
Inbound train at Harvard Avenue station, December 2018.JPG
An inbound train at Harvard Avenue station in December 2018
General information
Location Commonwealth Avenue at Harvard Avenue
Allston, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′00″N71°07′52″W / 42.35012°N 71.13120°W / 42.35012; -71.13120
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg MBTA bus: 66
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
RebuiltNovember 2001–October 2002
Passengers
20113,602 (average weekday boardings) [1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA.svg MBTA Following station
Griggs Street Green Line Packards Corner
Former services
Preceding station MBTA.svg MBTA Following station
Griggs Street Green Line Fordham Road
(station closed 2004)
Location
Harvard Avenue station

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]

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History

Reconstruction work in April 2002 Harvard Avenue station April 2002.jpg
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.

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References

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