Assembly station
Assembly station (originally Assembly Square in some planning documents) is a rapid transit station in Somerville, Massachusetts. It serves the MBTA's Orange Line. It is an infill station, located on a section of the Orange Line that has been active since 1975. The station, which opened on September 2, 2014, was the first new rail station on the MBTA subway system since 1987. Assembly station is meant to provide convenient access to Assembly Square - a major retail and residential development located on the site of a former Ford assembly plant - and the adjacent Assembly Square Marketplace.
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A train at Assembly on opening day (September 2, 2014) | |||||||||||
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| Location | 499 Foley Street Somerville, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°23′32.48″N 71°4′38.40″W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Haymarket North Extension | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 (two station tracks and one unused express track) | ||||||||||
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| Parking | No MBTA parking; Assembly Square parking is adjacent | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks provided | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | September 2, 2014 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 3,977 boardings (weekday average) | ||||||||||
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