JFK/UMass

JFK/UMass Station
Station statistics
Address	Columbia Road between Old Colony and Morrisey
Coordinates	42°19′14″N 71°03′09″W / 42.32058°N 71.05239°W / 42.32058; -71.05239Coordinates: 42°19′14″N 71°03′09″W / 42.32058°N 71.05239°W / 42.32058; -71.05239
Lines	Red Line      Greenbush Line      Middleborough/Lakeville Line      Plymouth/Kingston Line
Parking	no spaces
Bicycle facilities	18 spaces
Other information
Opened	November 5, 1927
Rebuilt	December 14, 1988
Accessible
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Formerly	Columbia
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Andrew toward Alewife Red Line Ashmont Branch Savin Hill toward Ashmont Red Line Braintree Branch North Quincy toward Braintree South Station Terminus Greenbush Line Quincy Center toward Greenbush Middleborough/Lakeville Line Quincy Center toward Middleborough / Lakeville Plymouth/Kingston Line Quincy Center toward Kingston or Plymouth

JFK/UMass Station is located at the intersection of Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard, in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Its facilities include:

• a platform on the Boston subway's Red Line for the Ashmont Branch
• a platform on the Boston subway's Red Line for the Braintree Branch
• a platform on the MBTA Commuter Rail served by the Plymouth/Kingston Line and the Middleborough/Lakeville Line.
• bus connections at street level, including shuttle buses to the University of Massachusetts and the JFK Library.
• passenger drop-off/pickup area adjacent to Interstate 93 access
• a Zipcar location in the employee parking area.

Attractions

• John F. Kennedy Library
• UMass, Boston
• Commonwealth Museum
• Massachusetts State Archives
• Boston College High School
• Bayside Exposition Center
• Moakley Park (formerly Columbus Park)
• Carson Beach on Dorchester Bay
• Headquarters of the Boston Globe

JFK/UMass station also borders Mount Vernon Street, where the Harbor Point Housing Complex (formerly known as Columbia Point) is located.

Accessibility

JFK/UMass Station is wheelchair accessible. See MBTA accessibility.

History

In 1845, the Old Colony Railroad ran through the area and connected Boston and Plymouth, Massachusetts. The station was originally called Crescent Avenue or Crescent Avenue Depot^[1] as an Old Colony Railroad station, then called Columbia until December 1, 1982, and then again changed to JFK/UMass.

Before the station's redesign in the 1980s, when it was known as Columbia, it served only the Ashmont line.

Future Plans

JFK/UMass Station is a proposed stop on the MBTA's planned Urban Ring Project.^[2] The Urban Ring will be a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line designed to connect the current MBTA Lines to reduce strain on the downtown stations.

References

External links

• JFK/UMass Station website
• MBTA - Old Colony Lines
• MBTA - Greenbush Line