Platforms 2 low side platforms Bicycle facilities 8 spaces Rebuilt December 2007 | Connections MBTA Bus: 217 Connection MBTA Bus Tracks 2 | |
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Location 1 Adams Street at 1 Eliot Street
Milton, MA 02186 Line(s) Red Line– Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line Parking 41 spaces ($4.00 fee)
4 accessible spaces Address Milton, MA 02186, United States Similar Chestnut Hill, Eliot, Melrose/Cedar Park, Mattapan, Butler | ||
Milton Station is a rail station on the border of Milton, Massachusetts and Boston, Massachusetts on the MBTA Mattapan High Speed Line, which provides light rail service between Ashmont and Mattapan stations. The station is located in the Lower Mills Historic District.
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This station is wheelchair accessible via wooden ramps on both platforms.
History
The Milton Station originally opened in 1848 as Milton Mills, a station on the Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad, a subsidiary of the Old Colony Railroad.
Conversion of the section between Ashmont and Mattapan to an interurban-style trolley line by the Boston Elevated Railway began in 1926, and the segment of the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line from Ashmont to Milton was opened on August 26, 1929. Milton was the terminus of the trolley line until the remaining segment to Mattapan opened on December 21, 1929.
On March 18, 1968, the Neponset River flooded the line at Milton station. Restoration work began at 6:00 am on March 21 as the waters receded; service was resumed by 4:30 pm.
In June 2006, Milton station was closed for 18 months while the MBTA renovated stations on the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line. Trolley service was replaced by shuttle buses, and resumed in December 2007.
Bus connections
One MBTA Bus route directly serves Milton station: