Eliot station is a
light rail station on the
MBTA
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D branch located just north of
Route 9 (Boylston Street) between the
Newton Highlands and
Newton Upper Falls
Newton Upper Falls is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
The area borders Needham, Massachusetts to the southwest, Wellesley, Massachusetts to the west, the West Roxbury neig ...
villages of
Newton, Massachusetts
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. The station has a parking lot at the end of Lincoln Street, a pedestrian entrance from Meredith Avenue, and pedestrian entrances from both sides of Route 9. A footbridge, built in 1977, crosses Route 9 adjacent to the railroad bridge.
Accessibility
In 2019, the MBTA indicated that the four remaining non-accessible stops on the D branch were "Tier I" accessibility priorities. A preliminary design contract for accessibility modifications at the four stations was issued in February 2021.
Design reached 75% in June 2022 and was completed late that year.
, construction is expected to be advertised in mid-2023 and begin later in the year.
References
External links
MBTA - Eliot* Google Maps Street View
Lincoln Street entranceBoylston Street entrance
Green Line (MBTA) stations
Railway stations in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1959
Former Boston and Albany Railroad stations
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