West Station (MBTA) (original) (raw)
West Station is a planned station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Framingham/Worcester Line, to be located in the former Beacon Park Yard in Allston, Massachusetts. It was initially proposed as part of a project to straighten the Massachusetts Turnpike through the yard, allowing much of the land to be redeveloped. Initially to serve solely as a conventional commuter rail station, West Station is designed to eventually serve high-frequency diesel multiple unit service on the inner Worcester Line and on the Grand Junction Railroad.
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| dbo:abstract | West Station is a planned station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Framingham/Worcester Line, to be located in the former Beacon Park Yard in Allston, Massachusetts. It was initially proposed as part of a project to straighten the Massachusetts Turnpike through the yard, allowing much of the land to be redeveloped. Initially to serve solely as a conventional commuter rail station, West Station is designed to eventually serve high-frequency diesel multiple unit service on the inner Worcester Line and on the Grand Junction Railroad. By July 2016, the state planned to file a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the project in 2017 and hoped to break ground in 2019. It was then estimated to cost 25million,tobesplitbetweenHarvardUniversity(whichownsthesurroundingland),thestate,andathirdparty(intendedtobeBostonUniversitypendingnegotiations).InDecember2017,thestateannouncedthatthestationcosthadincreasedto25 million, to be split between Harvard University (which owns the surrounding land), the state, and a third party (intended to be Boston University pending negotiations). In December 2017, the state announced that the station cost had increased to 25million,tobesplitbetweenHarvardUniversity(whichownsthesurroundingland),thestate,andathirdparty(intendedtobeBostonUniversitypendingnegotiations).InDecember2017,thestateannouncedthatthestationcosthadincreasedto95 million, and that it would not open until 2040. In January 2018, Harvard increased its pledge to 50million,withanadditional50 million, with an additional 50million,withanadditional8 million incentive to build an interim station. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | West Station is a planned station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Framingham/Worcester Line, to be located in the former Beacon Park Yard in Allston, Massachusetts. It was initially proposed as part of a project to straighten the Massachusetts Turnpike through the yard, allowing much of the land to be redeveloped. Initially to serve solely as a conventional commuter rail station, West Station is designed to eventually serve high-frequency diesel multiple unit service on the inner Worcester Line and on the Grand Junction Railroad. (en) |
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