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{{Short description|Light rail station in Boston, Massachusetts, US}}
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| image_caption=An inbound train at Back of the Hill station in 2011
| image_caption = An inbound train at Back of the Hill station in 2011
| address=South Huntington Avenue at Back of the Hill<br /> [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]
| address = South Huntington Avenue at Back of the Hill
| borough = [[Boston]], Massachusetts
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| platform = None (passengers wait on sidewalk)
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| connections = {{bus icon}} [[MBTA bus]]: {{MBTA bus links|Back of the Hill}}
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| passengers=35 (weekday average)<ref name=bluebook>{{cite web |url=http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/documents/2014%20BLUEBOOK%2014th%20Edition.pdf |title=Ridership and Service Statistics |edition=14 |publisher=[[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] |year=2014 |accessdate=25 July 2015}}</ref>
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| passengers = 35 (weekday average)<ref name=bluebook>{{MBTA Bluebook 2014}}</ref>
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'''Back of the Hill''' is a surface stop on the light rail [[MBTA]] [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] [[Green Line "E" Branch|"E" Branch]], located in the [[Mission Hill, Boston, Massachusetts|Mission Hill]] neighborhood of [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. It is named after, and primarily serves, the adjacent Back of the Hill apartment complex, a [[Section 8 (housing)|Section 8]] development for elderly and disabled residents.
'''Back of the Hill station''' is a surface stop on the [[light rail]] [[MBTA]] [[Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line]] [[Green Line E branch|E branch]], located in the [[Mission Hill, Boston, Massachusetts|Mission Hill]] neighborhood of [[Boston]], Massachusetts. It is named after, and primarily serves, the adjacent Back of the Hill apartment complex, a [[Section 8 (housing)|Section 8]] development for elderly and disabled residents. Back of the Hill is located on the [[street running]] section of the E branch on South Huntington Avenue. The station has no platforms; passengers wait in bus shelters (shared with [[39 (MBTA bus)|route 39 buses]]) on the sidewalks and cross a traffic lane to reach Green Line trains.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/services/subway/Back%20of%20the%20Hill%20Neighborhood%20Map.pdf |title=Back of the Hill Station Neighborhood Map |date=July 2012 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref>


==History==
Back of the Hill is the least-used stop on the [[MBTA subway]] system, averaging only 35 riders per day by a 2011 count. It is one of only four stops to average fewer than 100 riders per day.<ref name=bluebook /><ref group=note>The others, as of 2014, are [[Valley Road (MBTA station)|Valley Road]] (44 riders/day), [[Capen Street (MBTA station)|Capen Street]] (58 riders/day), and [[Cedar Grove (MBTA station)|Cedar Grove]] (91 riders/day), all on the [[Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line]].</ref> Despite this, it is kept open to serve the apartment complex and because of its low operational impact: it only delays riders using adjacent [[Heath Street (MBTA station)|Heath Street]] and shares its infrastructure with a bus stop.
[[File:Two trains at Back of the Hill, June 1983.jpg|thumb|left|Two trains at Back of the Hill in 1983]]
The [[Boston Elevated Railway]] opened streetcar tracks on the newly-laid-out South Huntington Avenue between Centre Street and Huntington Avenue on May 11, 1903. The company began Jamaica Plain–Park Street service via South, Centre, South Huntington, and Huntington as a branch of existing Boston–Brookline service on Huntington Avenue.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53205241/the-boston-globe/ |title=New Route Open |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=May 11, 1903 |page=11 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref><ref name=century>{{cite book |title=Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service |last1=Clarke |first1=Bradley H. |last2=Cummings |first2=O.R. |year=1997 |publisher=Boston Street Railway Association |isbn=0938315048 |pages= }}</ref>{{rp|61}} All Huntington Avenue service (except for {{bts|Northeastern University}} and {{bts|Brigham Circle}} short turns) operated on South Huntington after September 10, 1938.<ref name=lastdays>{{cite magazine |publisher=Boston Street Railway Association |magazine=Rollsign |title=Fifty Years Ago... The Last Days of Cypress Street Carhouse |date=March–April 1984 |first=Richard |last=Barber |pages=3–7 |volume=21 |issue=3/4}}</ref> The line became part of the Metropolitan Transit Authority in 1947, and part of the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] (MBTA) in 1967; it was designated as the E Branch of the MBTA Green Line in 1967.<ref name=netransit />


By the 1970s, E Branch trains stopped at {{bts|Riverway}} and {{bts|Heath Street}}, with no stop between them.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/1972-green-line-surface-stops |title=Plan for Acquisition and Use of Railroad Rights-of-Way |chapter=Green Line Station Mileage from Lechmere |year=1972 |author=Thomas K. Dyer Inc. |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> The Back of the Hill apartment complex, located just north of Heath Street, was built in 1980 and opened in 1981.<ref>{{cite report |url=https://melkinginstitute.org/sites/default/files/content-files/CDC%20Ecosystem%20Paper%20SeidmanSelinger%20Final%20with%20Bibliography%20April%202016%20%28002%29.pdf |page=39 |title=From Urban Renewal to Affordable Housing Production System: Boston Mayors and the Evolution of Community Development Corporations in Boston |publisher=Community Innovators Lab, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning |date=April 2016 |first1=Karl |last1=Seidman |first2=Tunney |last2=Lee |first3=Elise |last3=Selinger}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.emasshousing.com/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_1_909_0_0_18/memo_07-02-2008.pdf |title=Back of the Hill Apartments to Remain Affordable for Low-Income Seniors and Disabled Residents |publisher=Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency |date=November 20, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52663595/the-boston-globe/ |title=Mission Hill battle is finally won |newspaper=Boston Globe |date=February 15, 1981 |page=35 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> The E Branch was closed for track work from June 21, 1980, to June 26, 1982; trains began stopping at Back of the Hill then or after.<ref name=netransit>{{NETransit}}</ref>
==Station layout==
Back of the Hill is located on the [[street running]] section of the "E" Branch on South Huntington Avenue. The station has no platforms; passengers wait in bus shelters on the sidewalks and cross a traffic lane to reach Green Line trains.


Back of the Hill is the least-used stop on the [[MBTA subway]] system, averaging only 35 riders per day by a 2011 count. It was one of only four stops to average fewer than 100 riders per day.<ref name=bluebook /><ref group=note>The others, as of 2014, are {{bts|Valley Road}} (44 riders/day), {{bts|Capen Street}} (58 riders/day), and {{bts|Cedar Grove}} (91 riders/day), all on the [[Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line]].</ref> In 2021, the MBTA indicated plans to modify the Heath Street–Brigham Circle section of the E branch with accessible platforms to replace the existing non-accessible stopping locations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2021-06/2021-06-21-fmcb-15-green-line-transformation-update.pdf |title=Green Line Transformation (GLT) Update |date=June 21, 2021 |first=Angel |last=Peña |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |page=7}}</ref> The new platforms are planned to be long enough to accommodate two {{convert|110|ft|adj=on}} [[Green Line (MBTA)#Rolling stock|Type 10]] vehicles. Design work began in July 2023 and is expected to reach 15% completion in July 2024.<ref name=swanov2023>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2023-11/2023-11-27-accessibility-initiatives.pdf |title=System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—November 2023 |date=November 27, 2023 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility |page=5}}</ref><ref name=SWAJune2024>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/2024-06/2024-06-Accessibility-Initiatives.pdf |title=Accessibility Initiatives—June 2024 |date=June 25, 2024 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |page=5}}</ref>
{{Ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=Outbound|linecol=#{{MBTA color|Green}}|nolinkindex= [[Green Line "E" Branch|"E" Branch]]|dir= toward [[Heath (MBTA station)|Heath]] <small>(Terminus)</small>}}
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{{Ja-rail-line|first=3|pfn=Inbound|linecol=#{{MBTA color|Green}}|nolinkindex= [[Green Line "E" Branch|'"E" Branch]]|dir= toward [[Lechmere (MBTA station)|Lechmere]] <small>([[Riverway (MBTA station)|Riverway]])</small>}}

==Bus connections==
Back of the Hill shares its bus shelters with one [[MBTA Bus]] route:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/services/subway/Back%20of%20the%20Hill%20Neighborhood%20Map.pdf |title=Back of the Hill Station Neighborhood Map |date=July 2012 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |accessdate=9 April 2016}}</ref>
*'''{{MBTABus|39}}''' [[Forest Hills (MBTA station)|Forest Hills Station]] - [[Back Bay (MBTA station)|Back Bay Station]] via [[Huntington Avenue (Boston)|Huntington Avenue]]

One additional route terminates at nearby Heath Street:
*'''{{MBTABus|14}}''' [[Roslindale Village (MBTA station)|Roslindale Square]] - Heath Street via [[Dudley (MBTA station)|Dudley Station]], Grove Hall & [[Jackson Square (MBTA station)|Jackson Square Station]]


==References==
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===Notes===
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/lines/stations/?stopId=15652 MBTA - Back of the Hill]
*[https://www.mbta.com/stops/place-bckhl MBTA - Back of the Hill]
* [https://www.google.com/maps/@42.329185,-71.110894,3a,75y,340.19h,79.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKLm3TB65jP3d4Zc9f97Fpg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Station from Google Maps Street View]

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Latest revision as of 03:04, 16 July 2024

Back of the Hill
An inbound train at Back of the Hill station in 2011
General information
LocationSouth Huntington Avenue at Back of the Hill
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′45.79″N 71°6′39.46″W / 42.3293861°N 71.1109611°W / 42.3293861; -71.1109611
PlatformsNone (passengers wait on sidewalk)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 39
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
Openedc. 1982
Passengers
201135 (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Heath Street
Terminus
 Green Line Riverway
toward Medford/​Tufts
Location
Map

Back of the Hill station is a surface stop on the light rail MBTA Green Line E branch, located in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after, and primarily serves, the adjacent Back of the Hill apartment complex, a Section 8 development for elderly and disabled residents. Back of the Hill is located on the street running section of the E branch on South Huntington Avenue. The station has no platforms; passengers wait in bus shelters (shared with route 39 buses) on the sidewalks and cross a traffic lane to reach Green Line trains.[2]

History

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Two trains at Back of the Hill in 1983

The Boston Elevated Railway opened streetcar tracks on the newly-laid-out South Huntington Avenue between Centre Street and Huntington Avenue on May 11, 1903. The company began Jamaica Plain–Park Street service via South, Centre, South Huntington, and Huntington as a branch of existing Boston–Brookline service on Huntington Avenue.[3][4]: 61  All Huntington Avenue service (except for Northeastern University and Brigham Circle short turns) operated on South Huntington after September 10, 1938.[5] The line became part of the Metropolitan Transit Authority in 1947, and part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1967; it was designated as the E Branch of the MBTA Green Line in 1967.[6]

By the 1970s, E Branch trains stopped at Riverway and Heath Street, with no stop between them.[7] The Back of the Hill apartment complex, located just north of Heath Street, was built in 1980 and opened in 1981.[8][9][10] The E Branch was closed for track work from June 21, 1980, to June 26, 1982; trains began stopping at Back of the Hill then or after.[6]

Back of the Hill is the least-used stop on the MBTA subway system, averaging only 35 riders per day by a 2011 count. It was one of only four stops to average fewer than 100 riders per day.[1][note 1] In 2021, the MBTA indicated plans to modify the Heath Street–Brigham Circle section of the E branch with accessible platforms to replace the existing non-accessible stopping locations.[11] The new platforms are planned to be long enough to accommodate two 110-foot (34 m) Type 10 vehicles. Design work began in July 2023 and is expected to reach 15% completion in July 2024.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
  2. ^ "Back of the Hill Station Neighborhood Map" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. July 2012.
  3. ^ "New Route Open". Boston Globe. May 11, 1903. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Clarke, Bradley H.; Cummings, O.R. (1997). Tremont Street Subway: A Century of Public Service. Boston Street Railway Association. ISBN 0938315048.
  5. ^ Barber, Richard (March–April 1984). "Fifty Years Ago... The Last Days of Cypress Street Carhouse". Rollsign. Vol. 21, no. 3/4. Boston Street Railway Association. pp. 3–7.
  6. ^ a b Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  7. ^ Thomas K. Dyer Inc. (1972). "Green Line Station Mileage from Lechmere". Plan for Acquisition and Use of Railroad Rights-of-Way. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
  8. ^ Seidman, Karl; Lee, Tunney; Selinger, Elise (April 2016). From Urban Renewal to Affordable Housing Production System: Boston Mayors and the Evolution of Community Development Corporations in Boston (PDF) (Report). Community Innovators Lab, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning. p. 39.
  9. ^ "Back of the Hill Apartments to Remain Affordable for Low-Income Seniors and Disabled Residents" (PDF) (Press release). Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency. November 20, 2006.
  10. ^ "Mission Hill battle is finally won". Boston Globe. February 15, 1981. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ Peña, Angel (June 21, 2021). "Green Line Transformation (GLT) Update" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. p. 7.
  12. ^ "System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives—November 2023" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. November 27, 2023. p. 5.
  13. ^ "Accessibility Initiatives—June 2024" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. June 25, 2024. p. 5.
  1. ^ The others, as of 2014, are Valley Road (44 riders/day), Capen Street (58 riders/day), and Cedar Grove (91 riders/day), all on the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line.
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