Egleston (MBTA station)

Egleston was a rapid transit station on the Washington Street Elevated, part of the MBTA's Orange Line. It was located over Egleston Square at the intersection of Washington Street and Columbus Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The station opened in November 1909, and was closed in April 1987 when the Orange Line was rerouted to the west along the Southwest Corridor.

History

Construction

The Boston Elevated Railway constructed the Washington Street Elevated from downtown Boston to Dudley Street Terminal in 1901; an extension to Forest Hills station was approved on January 4, 1904 and began construction on May 2, 1906. Construction of the elevated structure proceeded southbound and reached Egleston Square on August 20, 1906, although construction on the station did not start until 1907 because of delays in the design. The extension opened on November 22, 1909 with Egleston as the sole new intermediate station; Green Street to the south was added as an infill station in 1912.

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