Central Avenue station (MBTA)

Central Avenue is a light rail station located off Central Avenue near Eliot Street in Milton, Massachusetts. It serves the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, a branch of the MBTA Red Line. Central Avenue consists of two side platforms which serve the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line's two tracks. The station opened in 1929 along with the rest of the line. It closed on June 24, 2006, for a yearlong renovation of the line, and reopened on December 22, 2007.[3] The station is accessible via wooden ramps on both platforms.

Central Avenue
An inbound streetcar at Central Avenue station in 2019
Location	23 Central Avenue, Milton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°16′12″N 71°04′24″W
Line(s)	Milton Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA bus: 240 BAT: 12
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 19, 1882[1] 1929
Traffic
Passengers (2010)	521 (weekday inbound average)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Valley Road toward Mattapan Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line Milton toward Ashmont

References

1. Jacobs, Warren (October 1928). "Dates of Some of the Principal Events in the History of 100 Years of the Railroad in New England. 1826-1926". Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. 17: 15–28. JSTOR 43504499.
2. "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
3. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit.

External links

Media related to Central Avenue station (MBTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• MBTA – Central Avenue
• Station from Central Avenue from Google Maps Street View