Warren Street station (MBTA)

Warren Street
An outbound train passing the inbound platform in 2018
General information
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at Warren Street
Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′55″N 71°08′25″W / 42.3486°N 71.1403°W / 42.3486; -71.1403
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
OpenedMay 26, 1900 (1900-05-26)[1][2]
Closed2027 or 2028 (planned)
Rebuilt1983
Passengers
20112,047 daily boardings[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Washington Street
toward Boston College
 Green Line Allston Street
toward Government Center
Location

Warren Street station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located on Commonwealth Avenue at Warren Street in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The station is not accessible. It has two side platforms, located on the near sides of the Warren Street grade crossing, to serve the line's two tracks. Warren Street is not accessible. The MBTA plans to consolidate the station with nearby Allston Street station in 2027–2028.

History

Southbound travel lanes crossing the tracks at Warren Street

Streetcar service began when the section from Packards Corner to Chestnut Hill Avenue opened on May 26, 1900, connecting previously opened trackage to the east and west.[1][2] The trackage was not in a center median (as were the earlier sections), but in a reservation between the southbound travel lane and southbound carriage lane. Between Warren Street and Wallingford Road to the southwest, the reservation was significantly wider than the tracks.[4] In 1960, new southbound travel lanes were built along that section; southbound traffic now crosses the B branch tracks at Warren Street.

Until 1983, the inbound platform had only a curb to separate passengers from the southbound travel lanes.[5] While the line was shut down for track replacement from July 30 to September 10, 1983, the station was rebuilt with a low wall on the inbound platform to separate passengers from traffic, as well as a small shelter.[6]

Track work in 2018–19, which included replacement of platform edges at several stops (not including Warren Street), triggered requirements for accessibility modifications at those stops. Planning for modifications to five B Branch stops began in 2021.[7] In 2024, Warren Street and the other remaining non-accessible B Branch stops were added to the project. By late 2024, Warren Street and nearby Allston Street were to be consolidated into a single station due to their proximity and the grade south of Warren Street, which is too steep for an accessible platform.[8][9][10] 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. The new platforms for the consolidated station will be located at Allston Street.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Engineering and Maintenance Department (1981). History of subways, tunnels and elevated lines. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority – via Internet Archive.
  2. 1 2 Clarke, Bradley H.; Cummings, O.R. (1997). Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 58. ISBN 0938315048 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  4. ↑ "Plate 17" (Map). Atlas of the City of Boston: Ward 25, Brighton. 1:1,200. G.W. Bromley and Co. 1909.
  5. ↑ Testagrose, Joe (June 9, 1980). "Image 13910". NYCSubway.org.
  6. ↑ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district". Boston Street Railway Association.
  7. ↑ Brelsford, Laura (May 24, 2021). "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—May 2021" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. pp. 4–5.
  8. ↑ "Accessibility Initiatives—June 2024" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 25, 2024. p. 4.
  9. ↑ "Accessibility Initiatives—December 2024" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. December 6, 2024. pp. 4–5.
  10. ↑ "Outreach Meeting for A26CN05 – Design Build Green Line B Branch Short Term Accessibility Improvements" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. November 12, 2024.
  11. ↑ "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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