Orient Heights (MBTA station)

ORIENT HEIGHTS
Front of the station
Station statistics
Address	1000 Bennington St, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128
Coordinates	42°23′14″N 71°00′15″W / 42.3871°N 71.0042°W / 42.3871; -71.0042Coordinates: 42°23′14″N 71°00′15″W / 42.3871°N 71.0042°W / 42.3871; -71.0042
Lines	Blue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	434 spaces
Other information
Opened	January 5, 1952
Electrified	1952
Accessible
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Wood Island toward Bowdoin Blue Line Suffolk Downs toward Wonderland

Orient Heights is a station on the MBTA Blue Line in East Boston, MA. It is located on the above-ground section of the line that uses overhead lines instead of third rail. Its two platforms sit on either side of two central tracks and are connected by a mezzanine walkway to facilitate changing directions without paying an extra fare.

Orient Heights is the only Blue Line station in East Boston that has not yet been rebuilt for better accessibility and to allow use of 6-car trains. (The only others on the line are Government Center and Bowdoin in Boston proper). Due to this distinction, it is the only station in the MBTA that still has a pre-1975 system map showing the Charlestown and Washington Street Elevateds on the Orange Line.^[1] On 5 October 2011, the MBTA announced a $51 million ground-up rebuild of the station. The reconstruction of the crumbling station, which will require closing the station for nearly 7 months, is expected to be paid for mostly by the Federal Transit Administration.^[1]

Orient Heights Yard, the main Blue Line yard, is (as the name suggests) close by. Because of the proximity, Blue Line employees report to work at Orient Heights.

Bus connections

• 120 Orient Heights Station - Maverick Station via Bennington Street
• 712 Orient Heights Station - Point Shirley or Winthrop Beach via Winthrop Highlands
• 713 Orient Heights Station - Point Shirley or Winthrop Beach via Winthrop Center

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Moskowitz, Eric (6 October 2011). "MBTA board OK’s millions for stations". Boston Globe. http://articles.boston.com/2011-10-06/news/30253264_1_blue-line-orange-line-red-line. Retrieved 7 October 2011. 

External links

• MBTA Blue Line -- Orient Heights
• Media related to Orient Heights (MBTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Bennington Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

This Massachusetts train station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad stations Blue Line (MBTA) stations Railway stations in Boston, Massachusetts Railway stations opened in 1952 United States rapid transit stubs Massachusetts railway station stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Ray Shepherd Elementary School Royal Heights Elementary School Look at other dictionaries: Orient Heights — St. Lazarus Church, now na …   Wikipedia Wood Island (MBTA station) — Infobox Station name=Wood Island Station image size=250 image caption=Inbound platform at Wood Island address= line= other= platform= parking= bicycle= passengers= pass year= pass percent= opened= rebuilt= ADA= code= owned=Massachusetts Bay… …   Wikipedia Revere Beach (MBTA station) — REVERE BEACH Station statistics Address 220 Shirley Ave at 300 Ocean Ave …   Wikipedia Orient (disambiguation) — The Orient (meaning the East ) is a term that refers to areas of Asia. Orient or Oriental may also refer to: Contents 1 Places 2 Business 2.1 …   Wikipedia Maverick (MBTA station) — MAVERICK Maverick Station Entrance Station statistics …   Wikipedia MBTA buses in East Boston, Chelsea, and Revere — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) operates local buses in East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, connecting to the Blue Line at Maverick or Wood Island. Additionally, the Silver Line airport shuttle (Sunday only) and MBTABus|171… …   Wikipedia List of MBTA bus routes — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus division operates the following bus routes, in the U.S., many of which are descendants of streetcar routes of the Boston Elevated Railway or a suburban company.pecial routesThe Silver Line… …   Wikipedia Список станций MBTA — Карта линий и станций MBTA в 2003 году Ниже представлен список станций MBTA. Этот список включает в себя все станции метро, легкорельсового транспорта …   Википедия Blue Line (MBTA) — Infobox rail line name = MBTA Blue Line color = MBTA color|Blue image width = 250px caption = A Blue Line train at the rebuilt Airport station type = Rapid transit system = status = locale = Boston, Massachusetts start = Bowdoin end = Wonderland… …   Wikipedia List of stations on the MBTA subway — This is a list of stations on the MBTA subway in Boston, Massachusetts. Each line has its stations listed with the main line first followed by the branches. Stations that serve multiple lines are listed under all lines they serve. =Blue Line… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”