Ashmont station

Ashmont
An inbound Red Line train at Ashmont station in July 2021
General information
Location	Dorchester Avenue at Ashmont Street Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°17′03″N 71°03′50″W / 42.2843°N 71.0638°W / 42.2843; -71.0638
Line(s)	Ashmont Branch (Shawmut Branch)
Platforms	2 side platforms (Red Line) 1 side platform (Ashmont–Mattapan line)
Tracks	2 (Red Line) 1 balloon loop (Ashmont–Mattapan line)
Connections	MBTA bus: 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 215, 217, 240 BAT: 12
Construction
Bicycle facilities	"Pedal and Park" bicycle cage
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 1, 1928 (Red Line)[1] August 26, 1929 (Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line)[1]
Rebuilt	September 2004–October 21, 2011[2]
Passengers
FY2019	8,841 (weekday average boardings)[3]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Terminus Red Line Shawmut toward Alewife Cedar Grove toward Mattapan Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line Terminus
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Cedar Grove toward Mattapan Boston–​Mattapan Shawmut toward Boston
Location

Ashmont station (signed as Ashmont/Peabody Sq.) is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) intermodal transit station located at Peabody Square in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the southern terminus of the Ashmont branch of the rapid transit Red Line, the northern terminus of the connecting light rail Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line, and a major terminal for MBTA bus service. Ashmont has two side platforms serving the below-grade Red Line and a single side platform on an elevated balloon loop for the Mattapan Line. The station is fully accessible for all modes.