Dover station (MBTA)

Dover
A train approaching Dover station in 1967
General information
Location	Washington Street at Dover Street Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°20′38.22″N 71°3′57.59″W / 42.3439500°N 71.0659972°W / 42.3439500; -71.0659972
Line(s)	Washington Street Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA bus: 9, 11
Construction
Bicycle facilities	2 spaces (Silver Line)
Accessible	Yes (Silver Line)
History
Opened	June 10, 1901[1] July 20, 2002 (Silver Line)
Closed	April 30, 1987[1]
Rebuilt	December 9, 1912[2]
Passengers
2012	1,374 (average weekday boardings - Silver Line)[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Union Park Street toward Nubian Silver Line SL4 Herald Street toward South Station Silver Line SL5 Herald Street toward Downtown Crossing
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Northampton toward Forest Hills Orange Line Essex toward Oak Grove
Location

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.