Fordham Road station (MBTA)

Fordham Road station was a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue at Fordham Road in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The stop had two side platforms, each located before the pedestrian crossing at Fordham Road. It was closed in 2004 as part of an effort to speed up travel times on the line.

Fordham Road
The former outbound platform in April 2017
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at Fordham Road
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42.350564°N 71.128047°W / 42.350564; -71.128047
Owned byMBTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
ClosedApril 20, 2004
Passengers
1995921 (weekday average boardings)[1]
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Harvard Avenue
toward Boston College
 Green Line Packards Corner
toward Park Street

History
The abandoned inbound platform in 2018

In 2003, Fordham Road was one of five stops on the B branch proposed for closure to speed up travel on the line. The stops were chosen for their low average daily ridership and proximity to stops with higher ridership.[2] In a 1995 count, Fordham Road had averaged 921 daily boardings compared to 1,521 at Packards Corner and 4,077 at Harvard Avenue station, both of which were less than 0.2 miles (0.32 km) away.[1] Chiswick Road was dropped from the proposal shortly after it was announced, but the other four stops - Fordham Road, Summit Avenue, Mount Hood Road, and Greycliff Road - were provisionally closed on April 20, 2004. On March 15, 2005, after a survey showed that 73% of 1,142 riders surveyed approved of the closures, the MBTA board voted to make the closures permanent.[2][3]

References
  1. "Chapter 2 - Subway Service". Ridership and Service Statistics (PDF) (11 ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2007. p. 2.18.
  2. Daniel, Mac (March 16, 2005). "T drops 4 Green Line stops after results of rider survey". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on March 18, 2005.
  3. "Green Line B Branch Service Enhancements" (PDF). TRANSreport. Boston Regional Metropolitan Planning Organization. May 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2010.

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