Boston Landing (MBTA station)

BOSTON LANDING
The nearly-complete station in April 2017
Location	Everett Street at Guest Street Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′26″N 71°08′21″W / 42.3572°N 71.1393°W / 42.3572; -71.1393Coordinates: 42°21′26″N 71°08′21″W / 42.3572°N 71.1393°W / 42.3572; -71.1393
Line(s)	Framingham/Worcester Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	4 (prior to station construction) 3 (after station construction)
Connections	MBTA Bus: 64
Construction
Parking	1750 (at associated development)
Bicycle facilities	Bicycle racks; Hubway bikeshare station
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1A
History
Opened	May 22, 2017
Closed	1857, April 1959
Previous names	Everett Street (1834–1857) Allston and Brighton (1857–1959)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Newtonville toward Worcester Framingham/Worcester Line Yawkey toward South Station West Station 2020 (planned) toward South Station

Boston Landing is a commuter rail station on the MBTA's Framingham/Worcester Line located in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The station is located just west of the Everett Street bridge, next to the Massachusetts Turnpike. It serves the Allston-Brighton area as well as the Boston Landing development including Warrior Ice Arena, which opened nearby in early September 2016. The station is fully handicapped accessible, with a single full-length high-level island platform. Elevators and stairs lead to Arthur Street and to the Everett Street bridge.

The station, which was officially announced on June 7, 2012, is the result of discussions dating back to 1998. It was then projected to cost $16 million and to serve as many as 2400 daily riders by 2030. It is an infill station, since commuter rail trains passed frequently on existing tracks through the site. In November 2012, New Balance announced their intention to open the station in 2014. However, in May 2014, the expected opening was pushed back to the fall of 2016. The new station is being financed by New Balance under a public-private partnership agreement. Prior to a May 2013 renaming, the proposed station project was known as New Brighton Landing.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the $20 million station was held on May 12, 2015. The station opened on May 22, 2017.

The Boston and Worcester Railroad (B&W) opened as far as West Newton in April 1834. The first intermediate station was located at Brighton; it was alternately known at first as Winship Gardens after the adjacent gardens. The small depot was located on the north side of the tracks near and probably just west of Market Street. The first train to arrive at Brighton was reportedly greeted by a celebratory cannon shot. Serving both tourists headed to the gardens and livestock dealers bound for the nearby cattle market, it quickly became one of the railroad's busiest stations. By 1850, the station generated $5,000 a week in revenues, with round-trip tickets to Boston costing just 12.5 cents.