Mattapan station

Mattapan
A PCC streetcar at Mattapan station in August 2018
General information
Location	River Street at Blue Hill Avenue Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°16′03″N 71°05′35″W / 42.26750°N 71.09306°W / 42.26750; -71.09306
Line(s)	Milton Branch
Platforms	1 side platform (deboarding) 1 island platform (boarding)
Tracks	1 track on balloon loop; splits to 2 tracks for inbound boarding platform
Connections	MBTA bus: 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 245, 716
Construction
Parking	100 spaces ($4.00 daily)
Bicycle facilities	8 spaces
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	December 1, 1847
Rebuilt	August 24–December 21, 1929 June 24, 2006–December 22, 2007
Passengers
2023	1,310 daily boardings[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Terminus Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line Capen Street toward Ashmont
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Terminus Boston–​Mattapan Central Avenue toward Boston
Location

Mattapan station is an MBTA light rail station in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the southern terminus of the Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line, part of the Red Line, and is also an important MBTA bus transfer station, with eight routes terminating there. It is located at Mattapan Square in the Mattapan neighborhood. At the station, streetcars use a balloon loop to reverse direction back to Ashmont station. Mattapan station is fully accessible, with mini-high platforms.