Morton Street station

Morton Street
An inbound train at Morton Street station in December 2017
General information
Location	865 Morton Street Mattapan, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.2806°N 71.0857°W / 42.2806; -71.0857
Line(s)	Dorchester Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA bus: 21, 26
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1A
History
Opened	1855; November 3, 1979; October 5, 1987
Closed	1944, January 30, 1981
Rebuilt	2006
Previous names	Forest Avenue
Passengers
2018	264 (weekday average boardings)
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Blue Hill Avenue toward Readville Fairmount Line Talbot Avenue toward South Station Blue Hill Avenue toward Forge Park/495 or Foxboro Franklin/​Foxboro Line limited service
Location

Morton Street station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on Fairmount Line located on Morton Street (MA 203) in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. With two full-length high-level platforms and ramps to the street, the station is fully wheelchair accessible. The station was reconstructed in 2006, with the official reopening in 2007.

History

Morton Street before and after the 2006 reconstruction

Service on the Fairmount Line (as the Dorchester Branch of the Norfolk County Railroad and later the New York and New England Railroad and New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad) began in 1855 and lasted until 1944. The service included a stop at Morton Street, originally known as Forest Avenue.

The Dorchester Branch (Midland Route) was reopened as a bypass in November 1979 during Southwest Corridor construction, including stops at Uphams Corner, Morton Street, and Fairmount. Uphams Corner and Morton Street were dropped effective January 30, 1981 as part of systemwide cuts. Morton Street was originally built at minimal cost, with small low-level platforms and staircases to Morton Street. The station was not accessible, since service over the route was intended to be temporary; however, it was popular with residents of the communities the line passed through. When the Southwest Corridor reopened on October 5, 1987, the Fairmount Line shuttle service was retained, with Uphams Corner and Morton Street renovated and reopened.

In September 2005, the MBTA awarded a $6.5 million contract to rebuild the station as part of the Fairmount Line Improvements project. The upgrades included two full-length high-level platforms to make the station accessible, ramps to Morton Street and Flint Street, canopies, and improved lighting and signage. The work was completed on July 17, 2007. In 2014, MassDOT replaced the structurally deficient bridge carrying Morton Street over the Fairmount Line tracks. Alternate accessible entrances to the station from the street were used during the replacement.

External links

• MBTA – Morton Street
• Google Map Street View: Flint Street entrance, Morton Street entrances