Bellingham Square station

Bellingham Sq
An inbound bus at Bellingham Square station in 2021
General information
Location	Arlington Street and 6th Street Chelsea, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°23′45″N 71°02′03″W / 42.3957°N 71.0342°W / 42.3957; -71.0342
Line(s)	Silver Line busway Eastern Route
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	MBTA bus: 111, 112, 114, 116, 117
Construction
Parking	No[1]
Bicycle facilities	None[1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 29, 1985 (commuter rail) April 21, 2018 (Silver Line)[2]
Closed	November 15, 2021 (commuter rail)
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Chelsea Terminus Silver Line SL3 Box District toward South Station
Former services Preceding station MBTA Following station North Station Terminus Newburyport/​Rockport Line Relocated to Chelsea River Works toward Newburyport or Rockport
Location

Bellingham Square station (formerly Chelsea station) is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Silver Line bus rapid transit (BRT) station located near Bellingham Square slightly north of downtown Chelsea, Massachusetts. The station has two accessible side platforms for buses on the SL3 route. The Boston and Maine Railroad and predecessor Eastern Railroad served Chelsea station at the same location from the mid-1850s to 1958. The MBTA opened Chelsea station on the Newburyport/Rockport Line in 1985. Prior to its 2010 cancellation, the Urban Ring Project planned for a circumferential BRT line with a stop at Mystic Mall. Planning continued for the Chelsea segment; a Silver Line extension to Mystic Mall was announced in 2013. Construction began in 2015, and SL3 service to the renamed Bellingham Square station began on April 21, 2018. Commuter rail service moved to the newly constructed Chelsea station on November 15, 2021.