Harvard Avenue station
Light rail station in Boston, Massachusetts, US
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Harvard Avenue station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The station is located on the west side of Commonwealth Avenue at Harvard Avenue, in a residential and commercial district. The station consists of two side platforms, located on opposite sides of Harvard Avenue, which serve the B branch's two tracks. The station is fully accessible. Harvard Avenue is the second-busiest surface stop on the Green Line surface branches (behind only Longwood Medical Area) in a 2011 count, with an average of 3,602 boardings on weekdays.[1]
Allston, Boston, Massachusetts
Harvard Avenue | |||||||||||||
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An inbound train at Harvard Avenue station in December 2018 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Commonwealth Avenue at Harvard Avenue Allston, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.35012°N 71.13120°W | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  MBTA bus: 66 | ||||||||||||
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| Accessible | yes | ||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | November 2001–October 2002 | ||||||||||||
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| 2011 | 3,602 (average weekday boardings)[1] | ||||||||||||
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History
Due to its high ridership, Harvard Avenue was one of the first Green Line surface stops to be made accessible. In the early 2000s, the MBTA modified key surface stops with raised platforms for accessibility. Portable lifts were installed at Harvard Avenue around 2000 as a temporary measure.[2][3] The platform modifications - part of a $32 million modification of thirteen B, C, and E branch stations - began in November 2001, with completion of the project in October 2002.[4][5][6] Delays in construction caused cascading delays to similar renovations at Boston University East and Boston University Central.[7] During the construction work, temporary platforms were constructed on the opposite side of Harvard Avenue from their usual configuration.
