Northampton station (MBTA)

Northampton
Northampton station in the 1970s
General information
Location	Washington Street at Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°20′11″N 71°04′38″W / 42.3363°N 71.0772°W / 42.3363; -71.0772
Line(s)	Washington Street Elevated
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA bus: 1, 8
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]
Passengers
2012	1,142 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Lenox Street toward Nubian Silver Line SL4 Worcester Square toward South Station Silver Line SL5 Worcester Square toward Downtown Crossing
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Dudley Square toward Forest Hills Orange Line Closed 1987 Dover toward Oak Grove
Location

Northampton station was an elevated rapid transit station located above Washington Street at Massachusetts Avenue 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.

Massachusetts Avenue 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, Massachusetts Avenue is accessible.