Orient Heights station

Orient Heights
An outbound train leaving Orient Heights station in July 2021
General information
Location	1000 Bennington Street East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°23′14″N 71°00′15″W / 42.3871°N 71.0042°W / 42.3871; -71.0042
Line(s)	Revere Extension
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	MBTA bus: 120, 712, 713
Construction
Parking	434 spaces ($5.00 fee)
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1875 (BRB&L) January 5, 1952 (rapid transit)[1]
Closed	1940 (BRB&L)
Rebuilt	March 23–November 26, 2013[1]
Passengers
FY2019	4,300 boardings (weekday average)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Wood Island toward Bowdoin Blue Line Suffolk Downs toward Wonderland
Location

Orient Heights station is a rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts. The station serves the MBTA Blue Line. It is located off Bennington Street in East Boston's Orient Heights neighborhood. Formerly a Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad station under various names from 1875 to 1940, it reopened in 1952. The 1952-built station was closed in March 2013 for a complete rebuilding to provide full accessibility and reopened on November 26, 2013.

Orient Heights station is the primary rapid transit connection for the Orient Heights neighborhood of East Boston, as well as for Winthrop. It also serves as a bus transfer station, with three routes connecting Winthrop and Orient Heights. Orient Heights Yard, the main Blue Line yard, branches off the main line just north of the station. Because of the proximity, Blue Line employees report to work at Orient Heights station.