Quincy Adams (MBTA station)

QUINCY ADAMS
Quincy Adams station platform viewed from above
Location	Burgin Parkway at Centre Street Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°13′58″N 71°00′29″W / 42.232894°N 71.008083°W / 42.232894; -71.008083Coordinates: 42°13′58″N 71°00′29″W / 42.232894°N 71.008083°W / 42.232894; -71.008083
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 (Red Line) 1 (Commuter rail)
Connections	MBTA Bus: 238
Construction
Parking	2538 spaces ($7.00 fee) 29 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	64 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 10, 1983
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	4,785 (daily boardings)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Quincy Center toward Alewife Red Line Braintree Branch Braintree Terminus

Quincy Adams is a rapid transit station on the Braintree Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Red Line, located in the southern part of Quincy, Massachusetts. The station features a large park and ride garage, with space for 2,538 automobiles, built over the station tracks and platforms. It is located on the Burgin Parkway, with convenient access from Route 3 and Interstate 93 near the Braintree Split. It is fully wheelchair accessible.

The Old Colony Railroad had a station, variously named South Quincy and Quincy Adams (after President John Quincy Adams who was born nearby) at Water Street in southern Quincy. A stone station building was constructed in 1869; it was identical to the still-extant station at Avon, which was built around the same time.

The 1926 Report on Improved Transportation Facilities and 1945–47 Coolidge Commission Report recommended the Cambridge-Dorchester Line receive a branch to Braintree along the Old Colony right-of-way. Quincy Adams station closed along with the rest of the Old Colony system on June 30, 1959, and was later demolished.

The modern rapid transit station opened on September 10, 1983 as an infill station on the Braintree Branch. Quincy Adams had been scheduled to open along with Braintree (which opened on March 22, 1980), but construction delays caused opening to be three years late. Although known as South Quincy during early planning, it was finally named Quincy Adams.

Currently, the only pedestrian access to the station is via the park and ride garage off Burgin Parkway. The MBTA opened a pedestrian entrance on the east side of the station leading to Independence Avenue in 1981. However, the streets surrounding that entrance were frequently used for parking by riders seeking to avoid paying for the parking garage. In the late 1980s, the entrance was closed, leaving neighborhood residents without station access.