Capen Street (MBTA station)
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Capen Street is a station on MBTA's Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, a branch of the Red Line
. The station is located on Capen Street off Eliot Street in Milton
, Massachusetts
. The station opened on August 26, 1929, as did the rest of the line. On June 24, 2006, it closed for a yearlong renovation of the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line. Capen Street reopened on December 22, 2007, along with the rest of the line.
, Massachusetts
, and is the westernmost MBTA station within the town. The station is at grade level and is adjacent to the Capen Street grade crossing. From Capen Street, passengers can travel outbound to the Mattapan
neighborhood of Boston or inbound to Ashmont
where they can transfer to the heavy-rail portion of the Red Line and travel to other areas of Boston.
Capen Street consists of two side platform
s which serve the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line's two tracks. The platforms are staggered to allow trains to make the stop at Capen Street before crossing the street itself, as there is no signal at the grade crossing. Capen Street is wheelchair accessible
via wooden ramps on both platforms. A small shelter is located on the inbound platform. Capen Street has no fare controls, and fares from the station are paid on the train. Capen Street had red signage up until the Ashmont–Mattapan Line's renovation in 2006/07. When the station reopened, green signage had been installed at the station as well as the other stations on the line, contrary to the MBTA's practice of color-coding signage to match the line. However, the green signage was later replaced with red signage to match the line's color.
Red Line (MBTA)
The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the MBTA running roughly north-south through Boston, Massachusetts into neighboring communities. The line begins west of Boston, in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Alewife station, near the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Route 2...
. The station is located on Capen Street off Eliot Street in Milton
Milton, Massachusetts
Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 27,003 at the 2010 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and architect Buckminster Fuller. Milton also has the highest percentage of...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. The station opened on August 26, 1929, as did the rest of the line. On June 24, 2006, it closed for a yearlong renovation of the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line. Capen Street reopened on December 22, 2007, along with the rest of the line.
Services
Capen Street serves the town of MiltonMilton, Massachusetts
Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 27,003 at the 2010 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and architect Buckminster Fuller. Milton also has the highest percentage of...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, and is the westernmost MBTA station within the town. The station is at grade level and is adjacent to the Capen Street grade crossing. From Capen Street, passengers can travel outbound to the Mattapan
Mattapan, Massachusetts
Mattapan is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Historically a section of neighboring Dorchester, Mattapan became a part of Boston when Dorchester was annexed in 1870. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 36,480...
neighborhood of Boston or inbound to Ashmont
Ashmont (MBTA station)
Ashmont is located on the Red Line in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It opened on September 1, 1928, and is the subway terminal for the Red Line's Dorchester Branch. Ashmont is also the terminus of the light rail Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, which loops around on an elevated viaduct...
where they can transfer to the heavy-rail portion of the Red Line and travel to other areas of Boston.
Capen Street consists of two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s which serve the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line's two tracks. The platforms are staggered to allow trains to make the stop at Capen Street before crossing the street itself, as there is no signal at the grade crossing. Capen Street is wheelchair accessible
Accessibility
Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity...
via wooden ramps on both platforms. A small shelter is located on the inbound platform. Capen Street has no fare controls, and fares from the station are paid on the train. Capen Street had red signage up until the Ashmont–Mattapan Line's renovation in 2006/07. When the station reopened, green signage had been installed at the station as well as the other stations on the line, contrary to the MBTA's practice of color-coding signage to match the line. However, the green signage was later replaced with red signage to match the line's color.