Riverway
Inbound train and a Dudley-bound route 66 bus at Riverway in 2016
General information
LocationSouth Huntington Avenue at Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′54.1″N 71°6′43.2″W / 42.331694°N 71.112000°W / 42.331694; -71.112000
PlatformsNone (passengers wait on sidewalk)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 39, 66
Construction
AccessibleNo
Passengers
2013495 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Back of the Hill
toward Heath Street
 Green Line Mission Park
toward Medford/​Tufts
Location

Riverway station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line E branch, located at the intersection of South Huntington Avenue and Huntington Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, slightly east of Brookline Village. The station is named for the Riverway parkway which runs on an overpass just to the west.

The station is located on a street running segment of the E branch; trains run in mixed traffic rather than a dedicated median. The station has no platforms; riders wait on the sidewalks (shared with bus stops for the route 39 bus) and cross the street to reach trains. Because of this, the station is not accessible. In 2021, the MBTA indicated plans to modify the Heath Street–Brigham Circle section of the E branch with accessible platforms to replace the existing non-accessible stopping locations.[2] The new platforms are planned to be long enough to accommodate two 110-foot (34 m) Type 10 vehicles. Design work began in July 2023 and is expected to reach 15% completion in May 2024.[3]

Riverway is also the closest surface transfer between the D and E branches of the Green Line; Brookline Village station is about 1,500 feet (460 m) to the west.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. ↑ Peña, Angel (June 21, 2021). "Green Line Transformation (GLT) Update" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. p. 7.
  3. ↑ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—November 2023" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. November 27, 2023. p. 5.
  4. ↑ "Riverway Station Neighborhood Map" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. July 2012.

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