Morton Street station

Morton Street
An inbound train at Morton Street station in 2024
General information
Location865 Morton Street
Mattapan, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°16′50″N 71°05′09″W / 42.2806°N 71.0857°W / 42.2806; -71.0857
Line(s)Dorchester Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 21, 26
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1A
History
Opened1855; November 3, 1979;[1]
October 5, 1987[1]
Closed1944, January 30, 1981[1]
Rebuilt2006
Previous namesForest Avenue (previous station)
Passengers
2018264 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Blue Hill Avenue
toward Readville
Fairmount Line Talbot Avenue
Blue Hill Avenue Franklin/​Foxboro Line
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Fairmount Providence/​Stoughton Line
1971-2004
Uphams Corner
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Mattapan
toward Readville
Boston–​Readville via Midland Branch Dorchester
toward Boston
Location
Map

Morton Street station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on Fairmount Line located on Morton Street (MA 203) in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston. With two full-length high-level platforms and ramps to the street, the station is accessible. The station was reconstructed in 2006, with the official reopening in 2007.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  2. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  3. ^ "State Implementation Plan – Transit Commitments Monthly Status Report" (PDF). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. April 19, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 1, 2017.