Fairmount station (MBTA)
Fairmount station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Fairmount Line. It is located in the Hyde Park area, under the Fairmount Avenue overpass. Fairmount station opened in 1979 during Southwest Corridor reconstruction; intended to be temporary, it eventually became a permanent stop.
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Fairmount station in March 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Fairmount Avenue at Truman Highway Hyde Park, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.2538°N 71.1191°W | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Midland Branch | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | MBTA bus: 24, 33 | ||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 51 spaces | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1A | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1855; November 3, 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2003–2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Hyde Park | ||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 543 (weekday average boardings) | ||||||||||||||
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