Dover station (MBTA)

Dover
A train approaching Dover station in 1967
General information
LocationWashington Street at Dover Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′38.22″N 71°3′57.59″W / 42.3439500°N 71.0659972°W / 42.3439500; -71.0659972
Line(s)Washington Street Elevated
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 9, 11
Construction
Bicycle facilities2 spaces (Silver Line)
AccessibleYes (Silver Line)
History
OpenedJune 10, 1901[1]
July 20, 2002 (Silver Line)
ClosedApril 30, 1987[1]
RebuiltDecember 9, 1912[2]
Passengers
20121,374 (average weekday boardings - Silver Line)[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Union Park Street
toward Nubian
Silver Line Herald Street
Silver Line Herald Street
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Northampton Orange Line Essex
toward Oak Grove
Location
Map

Dover station was an elevated rapid transit station located above Washington Street at Dover Street (now East Berkeley Street) in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It served the Washington Street Elevated, part of the MBTA's Orange Line, from 1901 until 1987.

East Berkeley Street station, a street-level bus station on the Washington Street branch of the MBTA Silver Line bus rapid transit service, opened on the site in 2002. It is served by the SL4 and SL5 Silver Line routes as well as several local MBTA bus routes. Like all Silver Line stops, East Berkeley Street is accessible.

  1. ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference haer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.