Andrew (MBTA station)
Encyclopedia
Andrew is a station on the rapid transit
Red Line
at Dorchester Avenue at Andrew Square, by Southampton Street, Dorchester Street, and Boston Street in South Boston, Massachusetts
. Andrew Station is the prime cross connection point between the Red Line Subway and the MBTA surface bus routes into South Boston.
After political requests and lobbying efforts by the local community, the Andrew Station underwent extensive renovation from 1991 to 1993 with a new bus shed and underground connections. The station includes the "Andrew Station Time Capsule", a public art installation by Ross Miller
of 14 stainless steel boxes suspended over the tracks containing items collected from riders during station renovation in 1993. Boxes to be opened in 2068. The restored original wood frame toll taker's booth from the 1920s is installed as a permanent display in the inbound-outbound cross over lobby.
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
Red Line
Red Line (MBTA)
The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the MBTA running roughly north-south through Boston, Massachusetts into neighboring communities. The line begins west of Boston, in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Alewife station, near the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Route 2...
at Dorchester Avenue at Andrew Square, by Southampton Street, Dorchester Street, and Boston Street in South Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. Andrew Station is the prime cross connection point between the Red Line Subway and the MBTA surface bus routes into South Boston.
After political requests and lobbying efforts by the local community, the Andrew Station underwent extensive renovation from 1991 to 1993 with a new bus shed and underground connections. The station includes the "Andrew Station Time Capsule", a public art installation by Ross Miller
Ross Miller (artist)
Ross Miller is an American visual artist.Ross Miller is a visual artist whose work integrates art into the public landscape. Through site-based projects his work reinforces community identity in outdoor spaces, and create places for private reflection within public environments.-Beginnings:Miller...
of 14 stainless steel boxes suspended over the tracks containing items collected from riders during station renovation in 1993. Boxes to be opened in 2068. The restored original wood frame toll taker's booth from the 1920s is installed as a permanent display in the inbound-outbound cross over lobby.
Nearby destinations
- Carson Beach
- Dorchester Bay
- South Bay Center (Target, OfficeMax, Best Buy, Tj Maxx, Old Navy, Marshalls, Home Depot, Super Stop&Shop w/gas station, Super 88 Market, Applebee's, Olive Garden, I-Hop, Sleepy's, Holiday Inn, Courtyard by Marroitt, Bed Bath & Beyond, Famous Footwear, Bank of America)
- Boston Medical Center
- J.F.K Presidential Library
- UMass-Boston
- Harbor Walk (a several mile foot, jogging and bike path from J.F.K. Library to Castle Island/Pleasure Bay.)
- Suffolk County (South Bay Jail Center)
- South Bay Expo Center