Fairmount station (MBTA)

Fairmount
Fairmount station in March 2012
General information
Location	Fairmount Avenue at Truman Highway Hyde Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°15′14″N 71°07′09″W / 42.2538°N 71.1191°W / 42.2538; -71.1191
Line(s)	Midland Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA bus: 24, 33
Construction
Parking	51 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1A
History
Opened	1855; November 3, 1979
Closed	1944
Rebuilt	2003–2005
Previous names	Hyde Park
Passengers
2018	543 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Readville Terminus Fairmount Line Blue Hill Avenue toward South Station Readville toward Forge Park/495 or Foxboro Franklin/​Foxboro Line Route 128 toward Stoughton Providence/​Stoughton Line Limited service Blue Hill Avenue One-way operation
Former services Preceding station MBTA Following station Route 128 toward Providence or Stoughton Providence/​Stoughton Line 1971-2004 Morton Street toward South Station Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Glenwood toward Readville Boston–​Readville via Midland Branch River Street toward Boston
Location

Fairmount station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Fairmount Line. It is located in the Hyde Park area, under the Fairmount Avenue overpass. Fairmount station opened in 1979 during Southwest Corridor reconstruction; intended to be temporary, it eventually became a permanent stop.