City Square station was an elevated

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...

station located at City Square in the Charlestown section of Boston, Massachusetts. It was part of the

Charlestown Elevated The Charlestown Elevated was a segment of the MBTA Orange Line rapid transit line that ran from the Canal Street Incline in downtown Boston, Massachusetts through Charlestown to a terminal in Everett, Massachusetts. It opened in June 1901 and ...

, which was open from 1901 to 1975.

History

The

opened on June 10, 1901. City Square station originally had a single

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

about long – enough for three-car trains. The platform was lengthened northward three times to accommodate longer trains. An extension to for four-car trains was constructed in October–November 1901. Extension for five-car trains took place in early 1905, and for six-car trains in November 1908. The 1908 extension was only temporary; a larger reconstruction of the station was needed to serve eight-car trains. Two side platforms were built to replace the island platform. Work took place in 1909; train service was not interrupted during construction. The Main Line Elevated, of which the Charlestown Elevated was the northern leg, was operated by the

Boston Elevated Railway The Boston Elevated Railway (BERy) was a streetcar and rapid transit railroad operated on, above, and below, the streets of Boston, Massachusetts and surrounding communities. Founded in 1894, it eventually acquired the West End Street Railwa ...

until 1947. It was operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) from 1947, then by the

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (abbreviated MBTA and known colloquially as "the T") is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston, Massachusetts. The MBTA transit network in ...

(MBTA). The MBTA renamed the line as the Orange Line in 1967. The Charlestown Elevated was closed on April 4, 1975, and replaced by the Haymarket North Extension.

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Charlestown, Boston Former railway stations in Boston Orange Line (MBTA) stations Former MBTA stations in Massachusetts Railway stations in the United States closed in 1975 {{Massachusetts-railstation-stub