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Wonderland (MBTA station)
Encyclopedia
Wonderland is the northern terminus of the Blue Line
in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
(MBTA) mass transit system serving greater Boston. The station is located near the site of the now-closed Wonderland Greyhound Park in Revere
, Massachusetts
, and is handicapped accessible. See MBTA accessibility
. Wonderland station is on the part of the Blue Line that uses overhead lines
instead of third rail
.
Several express bus routes operate to Haymarket
or Downtown Crossing
in downtown Boston but are cut back to Wonderland Station during the weekends.
station called Bath House station. The blue line was originally intended to extend to Lynn
; but was cut short due to budgetary constraints. Plans are now under discussion to extend Blue Line service to Lynn. Options include creating a new stop on the commuter rail for transfers at Wonderland, along with two other options which would include actually extending the line.
The station was closed for approximately one year starting on June 25, 1994, as the station was rebuilt. The Blue Line temporarily ended at Orient Heights
and buses served the closed stations during the $467 million improvement project to upgrade four stations on the line. The station officially re-opened on June 24, 1995.
The title of the 1998 film Next Stop Wonderland
refers to this station.
Blue Line (MBTA)
The Blue Line is one of four subway lines of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority serving Downtown, East Boston and the North Shore. It runs from northeast to southwest, extending from Wonderland station in Revere, Massachusetts to Bowdoin station near Beacon Hill in Boston...
in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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...
(MBTA) mass transit system serving greater Boston. The station is located near the site of the now-closed Wonderland Greyhound Park in Revere
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :...
, 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...
, and is handicapped accessible. See MBTA accessibility
MBTA accessibility
Physical accessibility on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority system is incomplete but improving, with accessibility on all buses , all Orange Line stations, all but 2 Red Line stations, and all but 2 Blue Line stations...
. Wonderland station is on the part of the Blue Line that uses overhead lines
Overhead lines
Overhead lines or overhead wires are used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains at a distance from the energy supply point...
instead of third rail
Third rail
A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track. It is used typically in a mass transit or rapid transit system, which has alignments in its own corridors, fully or almost...
.
Bus connections
The station is also served by many bus local bus routes:- Route 110 Wellington StationWellington (MBTA station)Wellington is a MBTA station on the Orange Line, located in Medford, Massachusetts, USA on the Revere Beach Parkway slightly east of its intersection with Route 28....
& Orange LineOrange Line (MBTA)The Orange Line is one of the four subway lines of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. It extends from Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain, Boston in the south to Oak Grove in Malden, Massachusetts in the north. It meets the Red Line at Downtown Crossing, the Blue Line at State, and the Green...
via Woodlawn - Route 116 Maverick Station via Revere Street
- Route 117 Maverick Station via Beach Street
- Route 411 Malden Station via Granada Highlands
- Route 424 Eastern Avenue & Essex Street (in Lynn)
- Route 426W Lynn Station via Cliftondale
- Route 441/Route 441W Marblehead-Haymarket Station via Lynn Station & Vinnin Square
- Route 442/Route 442W Marblehead-Haymarket Station via Lynn Station & Humphrey Street
- Route 448/449 Downtown Crossing-Marblehead via Logan Airport Terminal C, Lynn Station, and Swampscott.
Several express bus routes operate to Haymarket
Haymarket (MBTA station)
Haymarket is a MBTA station on the Green and Orange lines, located at the corner of Congress and New Sudbury Street. Transfer between the Green and Orange Lines is possible here, although the adjacent North Station may be more convenient for some cross-platform transfers.Originally, the Orange...
or Downtown Crossing
Downtown Crossing (MBTA station)
Downtown Crossing Station of the MBTA, located at the corner of Washington Street and Summer Street and the corner of Chauncey Street and Summer Street in Boston, is the main transfer point between the Orange Line and the Red Line....
in downtown Boston but are cut back to Wonderland Station during the weekends.
History
The name "Wonderland" originates with the old Wonderland Amusement Park, which operated at the site from 1906 to 1911. The station is the former site of a Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn RailroadBoston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad
The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in Massachusetts.It was constructed as an 8.8-mile gauge narrow gauge passenger-carrying railroad to serve the Boston area....
station called Bath House station. The blue line was originally intended to extend to Lynn
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...
; but was cut short due to budgetary constraints. Plans are now under discussion to extend Blue Line service to Lynn. Options include creating a new stop on the commuter rail for transfers at Wonderland, along with two other options which would include actually extending the line.
The station was closed for approximately one year starting on June 25, 1994, as the station was rebuilt. The Blue Line temporarily ended at Orient Heights
Orient Heights (MBTA station)
Orient Heights is a station on the MBTA Blue Line in East Boston, MA. It is located on the above-ground section of the line that uses overhead lines instead of third rail....
and buses served the closed stations during the $467 million improvement project to upgrade four stations on the line. The station officially re-opened on June 24, 1995.
The title of the 1998 film Next Stop Wonderland
Next Stop Wonderland
Next Stop Wonderland is a 1998 romantic comedy film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Anderson and Lyn Vaus. * This film was an audience favorite at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998 and set off a bidding war among studio distributors, with Miramax Films paying $6 million for the $1 million...
refers to this station.