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Magoun Square station
Magoun Square station is a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line located at Lowell Street south of Magoun Square in Somerville, Massachusetts. The accessible station has a single island platform serving the two tracks of the Medford Branch. It opened on December 12, 2022, as part of the Green Line Extension (GLX), which added two northern branches to the Green Line, and is served by the E branch.
The location was previously served by railroad stations. The Boston and Lowell Railroad (B&L) opened Taylor's Ledge station at Central Street by the early 1850s. It was rebuilt in 1854 and renamed Somerville Centre around that time. A cutoff from West Cambridge to Somerville Centre was built in 1870, and a new station building was constructed in 1872. It was renamed Somerville Junction in the 1890s, and rebuilt again in 1898. The station was served by the Boston and Maine Railroad, successor to the B&L, until the 1940s.
Extensions to the Green Line were proposed throughout the 20th century, most with Somerville Junction as one of the intermediate stations. A Lowell Street station to the northwest of the former station site was officially chosen for the GLX in 2008. Cost increases triggered a wholesale reevaluation of the GLX project in 2015. A scaled-down station design was released in 2016, with the station renamed Magoun Square. A design and construction contract was issued in 2017. Construction of Magoun Square station began in early 2020 and was largely completed by late 2021.
Magoun Square station is located off Lowell Street near Vernon Street in Somerville, about 1,500 feet (460 m) south of Magoun Square. The Lowell Line runs roughly northwest–southeast through the station area, with the two-track Medford Branch of the Green Line on the south side of the Lowell Line tracks.
The station has a single island platform, 225 feet (69 m) long and 22.5 feet (6.9 m) wide, between the Green Line tracks. A canopy covers the full length of the platform. The platform is 8 inches (200 mm) high for accessible boarding on current light rail vehicles (LRVs), and can be raised to 14 inches (360 mm) for future level boarding with Type 9 and Type 10 LRVs. It is also provisioned for future extension to 300-foot (91 m) length. The tracks and platform are located below street level.
The platform is located northwest of Lowell Street, with a sloped footbridge connecting Lowell Street to the station headhouse. The headhouse has stairs and two elevators for accessibility. A 36-space "Pedal and Park" bike cage and 16 bike racks are located on the footbridge next to Lowell Street. An emergency exit is located at the northwest end of the platform. Public art at the station includes Unfolding Light by Aaron Stephen – sculptural lighting over the footbridge – as well as graffiti-style murals on panels on station signs. The Somerville Community Path crosses under Lowell Street and joins the Medford Branch southeast of the station.
The Boston and Lowell Railroad (B&L) opened between its namesake cities in 1835; local stops were added after several years. By 1850, Taylor's Ledge station was located west of Central Street in Somerville. It was named for a nearby slate ledge opened when the railroad was built. In April 1852, the station building was the target of an attempted arson. A new station building was built in 1854; soon after, the station was renamed Somerville Centre at the request of nearby residents.
The bridge carrying Central Street over the tracks was widened in 1868. In 1870, the B&L built a new cutoff from West Cambridge through West Somerville to near Somerville Centre, allowing Lexington Branch trains to enter Boston over the B&L mainline. A new station building was constructed in 1872. The name was shortened to Somerville around 1879, though "Somerville Centre" was still commonly used. The Massachusetts Central Railroad (later the Central Massachusetts Railroad) began service in 1881, also using the cutoff and the B&L to reach Boston. By 1885, the junction between the cutoff and the B&L mainline was known as Somerville Junction.
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Magoun Square station
Magoun Square station is a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line located at Lowell Street south of Magoun Square in Somerville, Massachusetts. The accessible station has a single island platform serving the two tracks of the Medford Branch. It opened on December 12, 2022, as part of the Green Line Extension (GLX), which added two northern branches to the Green Line, and is served by the E branch.
The location was previously served by railroad stations. The Boston and Lowell Railroad (B&L) opened Taylor's Ledge station at Central Street by the early 1850s. It was rebuilt in 1854 and renamed Somerville Centre around that time. A cutoff from West Cambridge to Somerville Centre was built in 1870, and a new station building was constructed in 1872. It was renamed Somerville Junction in the 1890s, and rebuilt again in 1898. The station was served by the Boston and Maine Railroad, successor to the B&L, until the 1940s.
Extensions to the Green Line were proposed throughout the 20th century, most with Somerville Junction as one of the intermediate stations. A Lowell Street station to the northwest of the former station site was officially chosen for the GLX in 2008. Cost increases triggered a wholesale reevaluation of the GLX project in 2015. A scaled-down station design was released in 2016, with the station renamed Magoun Square. A design and construction contract was issued in 2017. Construction of Magoun Square station began in early 2020 and was largely completed by late 2021.
Magoun Square station is located off Lowell Street near Vernon Street in Somerville, about 1,500 feet (460 m) south of Magoun Square. The Lowell Line runs roughly northwest–southeast through the station area, with the two-track Medford Branch of the Green Line on the south side of the Lowell Line tracks.
The station has a single island platform, 225 feet (69 m) long and 22.5 feet (6.9 m) wide, between the Green Line tracks. A canopy covers the full length of the platform. The platform is 8 inches (200 mm) high for accessible boarding on current light rail vehicles (LRVs), and can be raised to 14 inches (360 mm) for future level boarding with Type 9 and Type 10 LRVs. It is also provisioned for future extension to 300-foot (91 m) length. The tracks and platform are located below street level.
The platform is located northwest of Lowell Street, with a sloped footbridge connecting Lowell Street to the station headhouse. The headhouse has stairs and two elevators for accessibility. A 36-space "Pedal and Park" bike cage and 16 bike racks are located on the footbridge next to Lowell Street. An emergency exit is located at the northwest end of the platform. Public art at the station includes Unfolding Light by Aaron Stephen – sculptural lighting over the footbridge – as well as graffiti-style murals on panels on station signs. The Somerville Community Path crosses under Lowell Street and joins the Medford Branch southeast of the station.
The Boston and Lowell Railroad (B&L) opened between its namesake cities in 1835; local stops were added after several years. By 1850, Taylor's Ledge station was located west of Central Street in Somerville. It was named for a nearby slate ledge opened when the railroad was built. In April 1852, the station building was the target of an attempted arson. A new station building was built in 1854; soon after, the station was renamed Somerville Centre at the request of nearby residents.
The bridge carrying Central Street over the tracks was widened in 1868. In 1870, the B&L built a new cutoff from West Cambridge through West Somerville to near Somerville Centre, allowing Lexington Branch trains to enter Boston over the B&L mainline. A new station building was constructed in 1872. The name was shortened to Somerville around 1879, though "Somerville Centre" was still commonly used. The Massachusetts Central Railroad (later the Central Massachusetts Railroad) began service in 1881, also using the cutoff and the B&L to reach Boston. By 1885, the junction between the cutoff and the B&L mainline was known as Somerville Junction.
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