South Street station (MBTA)

South Street
An inbound train at South Street station in March 2022
General information
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at South Street
Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′22″N 71°09′26″W / 42.33949°N 71.15731°W / 42.33949; -71.15731
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
Closed2027 or 2028 (planned)
Passengers
2011214 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Boston College
Terminus
 Green Line Chestnut Hill Avenue
toward Government Center
Location

South Street station is a light rail surface stop on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue east of South Street in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. South Street is the lowest-ridership stop on the B branch, with just 214 daily boardings by a 2011 survey.[1]

Planned closure

Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops, triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops.[2] Design for South Street and four other B Branch stops was 30% complete by December 2022.[3] A design shown in March 2024 called for Chestnut Hill Avenue station and South Street station to be consolidated, with a single station located between Chestnut Hill Driveway and Chestnut Hill Avenue.[4] In May 2024, the Federal Transit Administration awarded the MBTA $67 million to construct accessible platforms at 14 B and C branch stops including the consolidated station.[5]

Additional stops were added to the B branch project in 2024.[6][7] As of July 2026, the MBTA expects to issue the $73 million design-build contract in August 2026, with construction lasting from mid-2027 to late 2028.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. ↑ Brelsford, Laura (May 24, 2021). "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. pp. 4–5.
  3. ↑ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—December 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. December 6, 2022. pp. 4–5.
  4. ↑ "Green Line B Branch Improvements and Accessibility Upgrades" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 22, 2024.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Accessibility Initiatives—December 2024" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. December 6, 2024. pp. 4–5.
  7. ↑ "Outreach Meeting for A26CN05 – Design Build Green Line B Branch Short Term Accessibility Improvements" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 12, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Design Build Contract Not to Exceed Authorization: MBTA Construction Contract No. A26CN05: DB Green Line B Branch Short Term Accessibility Improvements" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. July 16, 2026.

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