City Square station

CITY SQUARE
Coloured postcard of the station, circa 1920
Location Charlestown, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′17.97″N 71°3′42.58″W / 42.3716583°N 71.0618278°W / 42.3716583; -71.0618278Coordinates: 42°22′17.97″N 71°3′42.58″W / 42.3716583°N 71.0618278°W / 42.3716583; -71.0618278
Owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)
  Orange Line
Tracks 2
History
Opened 1901[1]
Closed 4 April 1975[1]
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
toward Forest Hills
Orange Line
toward Everett

City Square was a rapid transit station in Charlestown, Massachusetts. It served the Charlestown Elevated, part of the MBTA's Orange Line, from 1901 until 1975. It was closed when the line was rerouted into a tunnel that was constructed as part of the Haymarket North Extension project.[1]

black white photo of an elevated train line
City Square station in March 1901, three months before opening

References

  1. 1 2 3 Belcher, Jonathan (27 December 2014). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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