Savin Hill | |||||||||||||||||
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Savin Hill station in November 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||
Location | 121 Savin Hill Avenue Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°18′39″N 71°03′13″W / 42.3109°N 71.0535°W | ||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Ashmont branch | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||
Parking | 20 spaces | ||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
Opened | November 1845 (original station) November 5, 1927 (rapid transit)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1926 (original station) | ||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | May 9, 2004–July 31, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 2,199 boardings (weekday average)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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Savin Hill station is a rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Ashmont branch of the MBTA's Red Line. It is located at 121 Savin Hill Avenue adjacent to Sydney Street in the Savin Hill area of the Dorchester neighborhood. Opened in 1845 as a commuter rail station, Savin Hill was converted to rapid transit in 1927 and rebuilt in 2004–05 for accessibility. Averaging 2,199 daily boardings by a FY 2019 count, Savin Hill is the least-used station on the Red Line.