Valley Road opened on December 21, 1929, along with Central Avenue and Mattapan as the second phase of the Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line.[2] Like Capen Street (opened in 1930) and Butler (1931), it had not previously been the site of a railroad station.[3] In 1932, local politicians advocated for the construction of a footbridge across the Neponset River to provide transit access to the Boston Consumptives Hospital from the station.[4] The bridge was not built; until the Harvest River Bridge carrying the Lower Neponset River Trail was built about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) west in 2016, there was no pedestrian crossing of the river between Mattapan Square and Central Avenue.[5]
The whole line closed from June 24, 2006, to December 22, 2007, for a complete renovation.[2] Unlike the other stations, Valley Road was not made accessible; its position below a hillside would have required a complex set of ramps. This was deemed too expensive for the stop, which had the second-lowest ridership of any MBTA rapid transit stop in 2010 at just 44 daily riders.[6] As part of a 2018 amendment to the settlement of Joanne Daniels-Finegold, et al. v. MBTA, the MBTA agreed to study whether and how to make the stop accessible.[7]
The MBTA plans to convert the line to modern light rail equipment. All stations would have raised platforms for level boarding on the new vehicles; Valley Road and three other stations would be converted to island platforms. Construction cost for Valley Road station was estimated as $20.8 million – twice that of other intermediate stations on the line –in 2023.[1]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Mattapan Line Transformation Public Information Meeting" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 20, 2023.
valley, road, station, light, rail, station, milton, massachusetts, serves, mbta, ashmont, mattapan, high, speed, line, branch, line, station, located, eliot, street, near, valley, road, consists, side, platforms, that, serve, lines, tracks, valley, road, only. Valley Road station is a light rail station in Milton Massachusetts It serves the MBTA s Ashmont Mattapan High Speed Line a branch of the Red Line The station is located off Eliot Street near Valley Road and consists of two side platforms that serve the lines s two tracks Valley Road is the only station on the Line that is not accessible Valley RoadValley Road station in March 2016General informationLocation291 Eliot StreetMilton MassachusettsCoordinates42 16 04 N 71 04 59 W 42 267772 N 71 083025 W 42 267772 71 083025Line s Milton BranchPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionAccessibleNoHistoryOpenedDecember 21 1929RebuiltJune 24 2006 December 22 2007Passengers202310 daily boardings 1 ServicesPreceding station MBTA Following stationCapen Streettoward Mattapan Ashmont Mattapan High Speed Line Central Avenuetoward AshmontLocationHistory edit nbsp Valley Road station in February 1930Valley Road opened on December 21 1929 along with Central Avenue and Mattapan as the second phase of the Ashmont Mattapan High Speed Line 2 Like Capen Street opened in 1930 and Butler 1931 it had not previously been the site of a railroad station 3 In 1932 local politicians advocated for the construction of a footbridge across the Neponset River to provide transit access to the Boston Consumptives Hospital from the station 4 The bridge was not built until the Harvest River Bridge carrying the Lower Neponset River Trail was built about 0 2 miles 0 32 km west in 2016 there was no pedestrian crossing of the river between Mattapan Square and Central Avenue 5 The whole line closed from June 24 2006 to December 22 2007 for a complete renovation 2 Unlike the other stations Valley Road was not made accessible its position below a hillside would have required a complex set of ramps This was deemed too expensive for the stop which had the second lowest ridership of any MBTA rapid transit stop in 2010 at just 44 daily riders 6 As part of a 2018 amendment to the settlement of Joanne Daniels Finegold et al v MBTA the MBTA agreed to study whether and how to make the stop accessible 7 The MBTA plans to convert the line to modern light rail equipment All stations would have raised platforms for level boarding on the new vehicles Valley Road and three other stations would be converted to island platforms Construction cost for Valley Road station was estimated as 20 8 million twice that of other intermediate stations on the line in 2023 1 References edit a b Mattapan Line Transformation Public Information Meeting PDF Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority June 20 2023 a b Belcher Jonathan Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district PDF Boston Street Railway Association Karr Ronald Dale 2017 The Rail Lines of Southern New England 2 ed Branch Line Press p 377 ISBN 9780942147124 Harrison Sq Station and Footbridge to Hospital Sought Boston Globe February 4 1932 p 8 via Newspapers com New Bridge Over the Greenway Press release Neponset River Watershed Association July 2016 Ridership and Service Statistics PDF 14th ed Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 2014 AMENDED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT With Attachments A B and C and Exhibit X PDF Joanne Daniels Finegold et al v MBTA December 4 2018 p 11 External links edit nbsp Media related to Valley Road station at Wikimedia Commons MBTA Valley Road Eliot Street entrance from Google Maps Street View nbsp This tram streetcar or light rail related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Massachusetts train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valley Road station amp oldid 1179158887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
