Blue Hill Avenue station
Blue Hill Avenue station is a regional rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Fairmount Line located in the Mattapan neighborhood of Dochester, Boston, Massachusetts. The station consists of a center island platform between the line's two tracks, with handicapped-accessible ramps to Blue Hill Avenue and Cummins Highway. Originally intended to open along with Newmarket, Four Corners/Geneva, and Talbot Avenue, it was significantly delayed due to local controversy. Construction began in 2017, and the station opened on February 25, 2019.
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Blue Hill Avenue station in July 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Blue Hill Avenue at Woodhaven Street Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.2714°N 71.0959°W | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Dorchester Branch | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | 28, 29, 30, 31 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1A | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1855; February 25, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | March 12, 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Mattapan (previous station) | ||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 290 daily (projected) | ||||||||||||||
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