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Mattapan (MBTA station)
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Mattapan or Mattapan Sq. is the southern terminus of the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line
in Boston, Massachusetts. It is in the Mattapan
neighborhood of Boston. The station is a major transfer facility, served by several bus lines.
The MBTA
is currently reconstructing stations on the Mattapan High Speed Line
. During reconstruction, trolley service was replaced by shuttle buses. Trolley service resumed on December 22, 2007. The Mattapan Station renovation includes new station platforms and shelters and a new building for MBTA operations with a community room. In addition a mixed-use transit oriented development (TOD) is being built on the former parking lot adjacent to the station.
via River St. Jackson Square Sta.
via River St. Ruggles StationVia Dudley Sta. Forest Hills Sta.
via Cummins Hwy. Forest Hills Sta. via Morton St. Dedham
Line Quincy Center Sta.
Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line
The Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line or also known as the "M-Line" in Boston and Milton, Massachusetts is considered to be part of the MBTA's Red Line, even though it uses different equipment and passengers have to change at Ashmont. The only MBTA line to run through a cemetery, the line opened on...
in Boston, Massachusetts. It is in the Mattapan
Mattapan, Massachusetts
Mattapan is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Historically a section of neighboring Dorchester, Mattapan became a part of Boston when Dorchester was annexed in 1870. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 36,480...
neighborhood of Boston. The station is a major transfer facility, served by several bus lines.
Reconstruction
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, often referred to as the MBTA or simply The T, is the public operator of most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, area. Officially a "body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the...
is currently reconstructing stations on the Mattapan High Speed Line
Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line
The Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line or also known as the "M-Line" in Boston and Milton, Massachusetts is considered to be part of the MBTA's Red Line, even though it uses different equipment and passengers have to change at Ashmont. The only MBTA line to run through a cemetery, the line opened on...
. During reconstruction, trolley service was replaced by shuttle buses. Trolley service resumed on December 22, 2007. The Mattapan Station renovation includes new station platforms and shelters and a new building for MBTA operations with a community room. In addition a mixed-use transit oriented development (TOD) is being built on the former parking lot adjacent to the station.
Accessibility
This station is accessible using mini high platforms.Bus connections
Wakefield Avenue & Truman Highway Ashmont Sta.Ashmont (MBTA station)
Ashmont is located on the Red Line in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It opened on September 1, 1928, and is the subway terminal for the Red Line's Dorchester Branch. Ashmont is also the terminus of the light rail Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, which loops around on an elevated viaduct...
via River St. Jackson Square Sta.
Jackson Square (MBTA station)
Jackson Square is a station on the Orange Line of the MBTA subway. The station is located in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The station opened in 1987 along with the rest of the southern Orange Line stations...
via River St. Ruggles StationVia Dudley Sta. Forest Hills Sta.
Forest Hills (MBTA station)
Forest Hills Station is a station on the MBTA Orange Line, located in Forest Hills in the southern part of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts at the intersections of Washington Street, Hyde Park Avenue, South Street, The Arborway and Morton Street.Forest Hills is the southern...
via Cummins Hwy. Forest Hills Sta. via Morton St. Dedham
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Line Quincy Center Sta.
Quincy Center (MBTA station)
Quincy Center is a station on the Red Line subway at 1300 Hancock Street and Washington Street, serving the Quincy Center area of Quincy, Massachusetts. Its other facilities include nearby stops on the MBTA Commuter Rail, Old Colony Lines, and bus connections at street level.-History:Quincy Center...
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