Wollaston | |||||||||||||
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![]() An inbound train leaving Wollaston in November 2020 | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | Newport Avenue and Beale Street Wollaston, Quincy, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°15′56″N 71°01′10″W / 42.265638°N 71.01953°W | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Braintree Branch | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 (Red Line) 1 (Commuter Rail) | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||
Parking | 550 spaces ($6.00 fee on weekdays) | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 88 spaces in "Pedal and Park" bicycle cage ~20 outside spaces | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | November 1845 (original station) September 1, 1971 (rapid transit)[1] | ||||||||||||
Closed | June 30, 1959 (original station) | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | January 8, 2018–August 16, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Wollaston Heights (former station) | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2013 | 4,624 (weekday average boardings)[2] | ||||||||||||
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Wollaston station is a rapid transit station in Quincy, Massachusetts. Located in the Wollaston neighborhood, it serves the MBTA's Red Line. It was opened in September 1971 as the second of three stations in the original South Shore Extension, replacing a mainline rail station which had been located there from 1845 to 1959. Wollaston station was closed from January 8, 2018, to August 16, 2019, for renovations to the station, including flood mitigation and accessibility improvements.
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