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Ashmont is a station on the Rapid Transit Red Line in Ashmont , Dorchester , Boston, Massachusetts , USA . It opened on September 1 , 1928 , and is the terminal for the Red Line's Dorchester Branch. Ashmont is also the terminus of the Streetcar Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line , which loops around on each side of the station, with platforms between the sets of tracks. Buses run southbound on the west side of the station, some running around the loop with the streetcars. When first built, no buses served the station; all lines ran Streetcar s. Specifically, the following Boston Elevated Railway streetcar lines operated to Ashmont (using post- 1942 numbers), unloading on the east side and loading on the two west tracks on the west side:
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway cars to Brockton also used the station. Two streetcar lines serving the area west of Ashmont were Bustituted soon after opening, later becoming the and buses. They were rerouted to Ashmont for faster access to downtown. A new busway was built on the west side of the station in 1929 ; this has since been connected to the old streetcar ramps. The first section of the Mattapan High Speed Line (originally ) also opened in 1929 , serving the easternmost track on the west side. The Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway line converted to bus in 1932 , using the busway. The was bustituted in 1933 , and a new route (, renumbered ca. 1967 ) serving the area east of the station was also added. Additionally the Eastern Mass started running buses over what are now the and routes. The ramps were paved, and in 1949 Trackless Trolley s replaced the and lines. Reconstruction In 2005, the MBTA awarded a $35.2 million contract for the complete reconstruction of the 75 year old Ashmont Station. Demolition of the trolley viaduct is expected to begin in June 2006. After razing the existing structure and viaduct, construction crews will rebuild the station from the ground up. Highlights of the project include:
The reconstruction of Ashmont Station has begun as of late Winter, 2006, and will have an expected duration of 42 months. The station construction includes of a first-of-its-kind transit oriented development (TOD) on the station site. The 116 units of mixed income housing are a represent a state, city, MBTA, community and private developer's combined effort to provide housing adjacent to rapid transit, therby reducing automobile usage. The housing project, developed by Trinity Financial will be completed in the Spring of 2008. ACCESSIBILITY EXTERNAL LINKS
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