Blue Hill Avenue Station
Timeline: 2017 – 2019
Status: Complete
Construction on a new Commuter Rail station in Mattapan, located between Blue Hill Avenue and Cummins Highway, is now complete.
Blue Hill Avenue Station opened to Fairmount Line customers February 25, 2019.
Building a Better T
As part of our $9.6 billion, 5-year capital investment plan, we're renovating stations, modernizing fare collection systems, upgrading services for our buses, subways, and ferries, and improving the accessibility of the entire system.
Project Features
- A new 800-foot long high-level platform for accessible boarding
- Platform access from Cummins Highway and Blue Hill Avenue overpasses
- Passenger shelters, canopies, benches, and windscreens
- A new train approach warning system
- Wayfinding and service messaging signage
- New video surveillance equipment, public telephones, and emergency call boxes
- Ramps and sloped walkways, and tactile warning strips at the platform edge
- Bike racks planned
Benefits
- Better Commuter Rail service for the Mattapan neighborhood
- More accessible commute options on the Fairmount Commuter Rail line
Service Alerts
Photo Gallery
Station platform (January 2019)
Station platform with a newer Commuter Rail locomotive (January 2019)
Station platform with canopy (January 2019)
High-level platform for accessible boarding (January 2019)
Train approaching platform (November 2018)
Construction on high-level platform for accessible boarding and tracks (November 2018)
Blue Hill Ave station platform with canopy (November 2018)
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Past Events
Contact Information
For all queries and comments related to Blue Hill Avenue Station, please contact project manager Desiree Patrice at dpatrice@mbta.com or 617-322-9637.
Recent Updates
Building a Better T
As part of our $9.6 billion, 5-year capital investment plan, we're renovating stations, modernizing fare collection systems, upgrading services for our buses, subways, and ferries, and improving the accessibility of the entire system.