Newmarket station (MBTA)

Newmarket
Newmarket station in July 2013
General information
Location1070 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′38″N 71°03′57″W / 42.3271°N 71.0659°W / 42.3271; -71.0659
Line(s)Dorchester Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 8, 10
Construction
Bicycle facilities20 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1A
History
OpenedJuly 1, 2013[1][2]
Passengers
201875 (weekday average boardings)[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Uphams Corner
toward Readville
 Fairmount Line South Station
Terminus
Uphams Corner
toward Forge Park/495 or Foxboro
 Franklin/​Foxboro Line
Location
Map

Newmarket station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Fairmount Line and a small number of Franklin/Foxboro Line trains. It is located off Massachusetts Avenue at Newmarket Square in the Dorchester neighborhood. The station has two 800-foot (240 m) high-level platforms and sloping walkways connecting it to Massachusetts Avenue.[4] Originally planned to be in service in 2011, it opened on July 1, 2013, along with Four Corners/Geneva station.[1]

  1. ^ a b Rocheleau, Matt (June 25, 2013). "Commuter rail gives Fairmount a boost". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  2. ^ Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  3. ^ Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019). "2018 Commuter Rail Counts". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  4. ^ "Newmarket Station". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013.