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{{Short description|Former streetcar stop in Allston, Boston}} |
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'''Union Square''' was a |
'''Union Square station''' was a streetcar stop on the [[Green Line A branch]] located at [[Union Square, Boston|Union Square]] in the [[Allston]] neighborhood of [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. It was closed in 1969 when service on the line was [[Bustitution|suspended and replaced by buses]].<ref name=Moore>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020203204656/http://members.aol.com/netransit5/watertown/watertown.html |url=http://members.aol.com/netransit5/watertown/watertown.html |archive-date=3 February 2002 |publisher=NETransit |title=The Watertown Line |author=Moore, Scott |access-date=18 February 2013}}</ref> |
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Union Square is now a transfer point between the {{MBTABus|57}} and {{MBTABus|66}} [[List of key MBTA bus routes|key bus routes]]; it is also served by |
Union Square is now a transfer point between the {{MBTABus|57}} and {{MBTABus|66}} [[List of key MBTA bus routes|key bus routes]]; it is also served by route {{MBTABus|64}}, express routes {{MBTABus|501}} and {{MBTABus|503}} on a limited number of trips, and the {{MBTABus|51}} and {{MBTABus|193}} on single daily trips.<ref name=netransit /> |
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[[File:Union Square Allston curb extension construction.jpg|thumb|left|Construction at the inbound Union Square bus stop in 2013]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Railway stations in Boston]] |
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 An inbound streetcar at Union Square in 1965 | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 42°21′12.57″N 71°8′11.71″W / 42.3534917°N 71.1365861°W | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  MBTA bus: 51, 57, 64, 66, 193, 501, 503 | ||||||||||
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| Closed | June 21, 1969[1] | ||||||||||
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Union Square station was a streetcar stop on the Green Line A branch located at Union Square in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It was closed in 1969 when service on the line was suspended and replaced by buses.[2]
Union Square is now a transfer point between the 57 and 66 key bus routes; it is also served by route 64, express routes 501 and 503 on a limited number of trips, and the 51 and 193 on single daily trips.[1]
References
- ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
- ^ Moore, Scott. "The Watertown Line". NETransit. Archived from the original on 3 February 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
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