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Braintree station (MBTA)

BRAINTREE
BRAINTREE
MBTA 01862 at Braintree station, December 2015.JPG
Red Line train at Braintree station in December 2015
Location 197 Ivory Street
Braintree, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°12′27″N 71°00′05″W / 42.2074°N 71.0014°W / 42.2074; -71.0014Coordinates: 42°12′27″N 71°00′05″W / 42.2074°N 71.0014°W / 42.2074; -71.0014
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s) MBTA Subway:
  Red Line
MBTA Commuter Rail:
  CapeFLYER
Platforms 1 island platform (Red Line)
1 island platform (Commuter Rail)
Tracks 2 (Red Line)
2 (Commuter Rail)
Connections Bus transport MBTA Bus: 230, 236
Construction
Parking 1,322 spaces ($7.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities 30 spaces
"Pedal and Park" bicycle cage
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 2 (Commuter Rail)
History
Opened March 22, 1980 (1980-03-22) (Red Line)
September 29, 1997 (1997-09-29) (Commuter Rail)
Traffic
Passengers (2013 weekday average boardings) 5,122 (Red Line)
72 (Commuter Rail)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA.svg MBTA   Following station
toward Alewife
Red Line Terminus
Middleborough/
Lakeville Line
Kingston/Plymouth Line
toward Kingston or Plymouth
Terminus
CapeFLYER
toward Hyannis
  Former services  
Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad
Terminus Braintree-Hyannis
Closed 1988
toward Hyannis or Falmouth

Braintree station is a transit station in Braintree, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA's Red Line and the MBTA Commuter Rail Old Colony Lines as well as MBTA Buses.

It is located at Ivory and Union Streets. The tracks of the Red Line and commuter rail lines are all parallel to one another, their platforms are offset; the commuter rail platform is located north of Union Street, while the Red Line platform is south of the street. The station features a large park and ride garage, with space for 1,322 automobiles (though the garage often fills up on busy days). Braintree is fully handicapped accessible on all modes.

The station opened on March 22, 1980 for Red Line service. Between 1984 and 1988 the Cape Cod and Hyannis Railroad operated a state-subsidized seasonal weekend service from Braintree to Hyannis, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. Commuter rail service began on September 26, 1997, when the Old Colony Lines re-opened.

From 1980 to 2007, a double entry fare and single exit fare were charged at Braintree and Quincy Adams when leaving the subway. The extra fares were discontinued as part of a fare increase and service change on January 1, 2007. Similar charges existed until 1980 on the inner stations on the Braintree Branch.

Although built to last 50 years, the parking garage at Braintree began suffering concrete damage due to water leakage and ill-fitting structural elements. Repairs were performed to the Quincy Adams and Braintree garages in the mid 1990s. In 2015, the MBTA began a $4.4 million project to address urgent structural issues with the two garages, though $56 million for full repairs or replacement is still needed. Further construction on the Braintree garage began on February 22, 2016 and will last until August 2016. The garage will be fully renovated from September 2017 through August 2019 at a cost of $31 million; the station and garage will remain open during the project.


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