Capen Street (MBTA station)

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address=Capen Street off Eliot Street
Milton, MA
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structure=Grade-separated right-of-way
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opened=August 26, 1929
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rebuilt=June 24, 2006 - December 22, 2007
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Capen Street is a station on MBTA's Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line, a branch of the Red Line. The station is located on Capen Street off Eliot Street in Milton, Massachusetts. The station opened on August 26, 1929, as did the rest of the line. On June 24, 2006, it closed for a yearlong renovation of the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line. Capen Street reopened on December 22, 2007, along with the rest of the line.

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Capen Street serves the town of Milton, Massachusetts, and is the westernmost MBTA station within the town. The station is at grade level and is adjacent to the Capen Street grade crossing. From Capen Street, passengers can travel outbound to the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston or inbound to Ashmont where they can transfer to the heavy-rail portion of the Red Line and travel to other areas of Boston.

Capen Street consists of two side platforms which serve the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line's two tracks. The platforms are staggered to allow trains to make the stop at Capen Street before crossing the street itself, as there is no signal at the grade crossing [ [http://world.nycsubway.org/us/boston/mattapan.html World.nycsubway.org - MBTA Mattapan-Ashmont Line] ] . Capen Street is wheelchair accessible via wooden ramps on both platforms. A small shelter is located on the inbound platform. Capen Street has no fare controls, and fares from the station are paid on the train. Capen Street had red signage up until the Ashmont-Mattapan Line's renovation in 2006/07. [ [http://carter.gamerspage.net/Mattapan_High_Speed_Trolley/large-6.html Photo of Ashmont-Mattapan Trolley at Capen Street, April 8, 2004] ] When the station reopened, green signage had been installed at the station as well as the other stations on the line, contrary to the MBTA's practice of color-coding signage to match the line. [ [http://carter.gamerspage.net/Mattapan_High_Speed_Trolley/large-10.html Mattapan High Speed Trolley - Capen Street outbound sign] ] However, the green signage was later replaced with red signage to match the line's color. [ [http://flickr.com/photos/adonovan/2708606710/ Flickr - Capen Street Station (July 11, 2008)] ]

References

External links

* [http://mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/lines/stations/?stopId=15667&lat=42.267622&lng=-71.087436 MBTA - Capen Street]