Readville (MBTA station)

READVILLE
Providence/Stoughton (left) and Franklin Line platforms at Readville
Location	1800 Hyde Park Avenue Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°14′18″N 71°08′01″W / 42.2382°N 71.1336°W / 42.2382; -71.1336Coordinates: 42°14′18″N 71°08′01″W / 42.2382°N 71.1336°W / 42.2382; -71.1336
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor Franklin Line Fairmount Line Dedham Branch (former)   South Coast Rail phase 2
Platforms	1 side platform (Fairmount Line) 2 side platforms (Franklin Line) 2 side platforms (Northeast Corridor; unused)
Tracks	1 each (Franklin Line and Fairmount Line) 3 (Northeast Corridor)
Connections	MBTA Bus: 32, 33
Construction
Platform levels	2
Parking	354 spaces ($4.00 fee) 15 accessible spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1834 (Boston & Providence) 1853 (Midland Branch)
Rebuilt	1992
Electrified	Northeast Corridor only
Previous names	Blue Hills (upper level)
Traffic
Passengers (2013 daily inbound averages)	365 (Franklin Line) 256 (Fairmount Line)
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Terminus Fairmount Line Fairmount toward South Station Endicott toward Forge Park/495 Franklin Line Limited service Franklin Line Hyde Park toward South Station Route 128 toward Wickford Junction or Stoughton Providence/Stoughton Line Service disruptions only   Former services   East Dedham toward Dedham Dedham Branch Closed 1967 Hyde Park toward South Station

Readville is a passenger rail station located slightly northwest of Wolcott Square in the Readville section of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It serves multiple lines on the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) Commuter Rail system, with access to the Fairmount Line and Franklin Line on separate platforms. Readville is the terminus of the Fairmount Line, although a small number of rush hour trains continue through the station to and from the Franklin Line. The station has platforms in place on the Northeast Corridor, but they are not used by Providence/Stoughton Line trains except during service disruptions.

Passenger service has run to Readville continuously since the Boston and Providence Railroad opened in 1834. Separate stations on two levels were consolidated by the New Haven Railroad around 1898. Until 1958, the railroad had its heavy maintenance facilities located in Readville 5-Yard to the west of the station. The station building burned down in 1983, but the MBTA built replacement platforms and ramps in 1992.

The Boston and Providence Railroad was built through Readville starting in 1832, and passenger service on the main line and a branch to Dedham began in 1834. The Norfolk County Railroad built the Midland Division starting in 1853 from Islington to Boston through Readville, and full service began in July 1855. The Midland Branch, also called the Dorchester Branch, connected the Norfolk County Railroad (which then ran to Blackstone, Massachusetts to Boston. The Midland Division crossed the Boston & Providence on a high grade and bridge; there was initially no track connection between the two railroads. The Norfolk County was acquired by the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad in 1868 and then to the New York and New England Railroad in 1875, becoming the latter's primary route into Boston. Readville served as a short turn turnback point for B&P trains from 1867 to 1880 and after 1899.