Orient Heights station
Orient Heights station is a rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts. The station serves the MBTA Blue Line. It is located off Bennington Street in East Boston's Orient Heights neighborhood. Formerly a Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad station under various names from 1875 to 1940, it reopened in 1952. The 1952-built station was closed in March 2013 for a complete rebuilding to provide full accessibility and reopened on November 26, 2013.
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An outbound train at Orient Heights station in July 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1000 Bennington Street East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.3871°N 71.0042°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Revere Extension | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | MBTA bus: 120, 712, 713 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 434 spaces ($5.00 fee) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 spaces | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1875 (BRB&L) January 5, 1952 (rapid transit) | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1940 (BRB&L) | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | March 23–November 26, 2013 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 4,300 boardings (weekday average) | ||||||||||
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Orient Heights station is the primary rapid transit connection for the Orient Heights neighborhood of East Boston, as well as for Winthrop. It also serves as a bus transfer station, with three routes connecting Winthrop and Orient Heights. Orient Heights Yard, the main Blue Line yard, branches off the main line just north of the station. Because of the proximity, Blue Line employees report to work at Orient Heights station.