Cedar Grove (MBTA station)
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Cedar Grove is a station on MBTA's Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, a branch of the Red Line
. The station is located at Adams Street and Milton Street in the Dorchester
neighborhood of Boston
, Massachusetts
. Cedar Grove consists of two side platform
s which serve the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line's two tracks. It is located near Cedar Grove Cemetery, which the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line runs through. The station was opened in 1929, as was the rest of the line. Cedar Grove was closed on June 24, 2006, for a yearlong renovation of the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line. It was reopened on December 22, 2007.
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...
. The station is located at Adams Street and Milton Street in the Dorchester
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...
neighborhood of Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, 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...
. Cedar Grove consists of two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s which serve the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line's two tracks. It is located near Cedar Grove Cemetery, which the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line runs through. The station was opened in 1929, as was the rest of the line. Cedar Grove was closed on June 24, 2006, for a yearlong renovation of the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line. It was reopened on December 22, 2007.