College Avenue station (MBTA)
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COLLEGE AVENUE
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Future station site with early construction work in December 2017
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| Location | College Avenue at Boston Avenue Medford, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°24′29.35″N 71°7′2.37″W / 42.4081528°N 71.1173250°WCoordinates: 42°24′29.35″N 71°7′2.37″W / 42.4081528°N 71.1173250°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Medford Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform (Green Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (Lowell Line) 2 (Green Line) |
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| Bicycle facilities | "Pedal and Park" bicycle cage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 15, 1977 (Lowell Line) 2021 (Green Line - planned) |
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| Closed | October 1979 (Lowell Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | College Hill (until c. 1900) Tufts College (until 1958) Tufts University (1977-1979) |
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College Avenue is a planned light rail station on the MBTA Green Line "D" Branch, to be located at College Avenue next to Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. It will be the northern terminus of the "D" Branch and is the final station on the second phase of the Green Line Extension. College Avenue will consist of one island platform, which will serve the "D" Branch's two tracks.
Previous commuter rail stations on what is now the Lowell Line were located nearby from the mid 19th century to the mid 20th century, and from 1977 to 1979.
The Boston and Lowell Railroad opened their namesake line in 1835, though local stops were not added immediately. By 1889, College Hill station was located on the north side of the tracks just west of College Avenue. By 1900, College Hill was replaced with Tufts College station, located on the opposite side of the tracks and slightly to the south at Pearson Street. Horsecars, and later streetcars consolidated under the Boston Elevated Railway, cut sharply into local railroad traffic. On April 18, 1958, the Public Utilities Commission approved a vast set of cuts to Boston and Maine Railroad commuter service, including the closure of North Somerville, Tufts College, and Medford Hillside stations. The three stations were closed on May 18, 1958, amid the first of a series of cuts.
On September 15, 1977, the MBTA opened Tufts University station near the Tufts College station site. It was abandoned in October 1979 due to poor ridership.
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