- Orient Heights (MBTA station)
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ORIENT HEIGHTS
Front of the stationStation statistics Address 1000 Bennington St,
East Boston, Massachusetts 02128Coordinates 42°23′14″N 71°00′15″W / 42.3871°N 71.0042°WCoordinates: 42°23′14″N 71°00′15″W / 42.3871°N 71.0042°W Lines 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 toward BowdoinBlue Line toward WonderlandOrient 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
- ^ 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
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