Thompson Square station

Thompson Square
Thompson Square
	Thompson Square station, circa 1970
General information
Location	Charlestown, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°22′30.16″N 71°3′50.52″W / 42.3750444°N 71.0640333°W
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Charlestown Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
History
Opened	May 22, 1902
Closed	April 4, 1975
Services

Thompson Square was a rapid transit station in Charlestown, Massachusetts. It served the Charlestown Elevated, part of the MBTA's Orange Line, from 1902 until 1975.

History edit

Thompson Square station opened on May 22, 1902, almost a year after the rest of the Charlestown Elevated line, as an infill station.

On December 5, 1960, the MTA began operating "modified express service" on the Elevated during the morning rush hour. Every other train bypassed Thompson Square and three other stations.^[2]^[3] This was discontinued in September 1961 to reduce wait times at the skipped stations, all of which were outdoors.^[4]

It was closed in 1975, when the line was rerouted into a tunnel that was constructed as part of the Haymarket North Extension project.^[1] The station was lowered to the ground, with plans to reuse the structure as a restaurant, but it was destroyed by fire on April 19, 1976, before the conversion could be done.^[5]^[6]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
^ "MTA Advisory Board Supports Cuts". The Boston Globe. December 1, 1960. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "M.T.A. Express Train Gets 'A' From Riders". The Boston Globe. December 5, 1960. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "M.T.A. Dropping Morning Express". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1961. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Giordano, Kathleen Whelan (26 July 2011). "The Removal of the "El"". Charlestown Patch. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^ "Fire destroys converted train station". Berkshire Eagle. 21 April 1975. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.