Thompson Square station

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| name=Thompson Square

| style=MBTA |style2=Orange

| image= Thompson Square Station.jpg

| image_caption=Thompson Square station, circa 1970

| address=Charlestown, Massachusetts

| coordinates = {{coord|42|22|30.16|N|71|3|50.52|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-MA |display=inline,title}}

| line=Charlestown Elevated

| other=

| platform=1 island platform

| tracks=2

| passengers=

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| opened=May 22, 1902{{NETransit}}

| closed=April 4, 1975

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| owned=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

| zone=

| services= {{Adjacent stations|system=MBTA|line=Orange|left=City Square|right=Sullivan Square|to-right=Everett}}

| mapframe = yes

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Thompson Square was a rapid transit station in Charlestown, Massachusetts. It served the Charlestown Elevated, part of the MBTA's Orange Line, from 1902 until 1975.

History

Thompson Square station opened on May 22, 1902, almost a year after the rest of the Charlestown Elevated line, as an infill station.

On December 5, 1960, the MTA began operating "modified express service" on the Elevated during the morning rush hour. Every other train bypassed Thompson Square and three other stations.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/137739096/ |title=MTA Advisory Board Supports Cuts |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=December 1, 1960 |pages=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/137739121/ 15] |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/137738706/ |title=M.T.A. Express Train Gets 'A' From Riders |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=December 5, 1960 |page=13 |via=Newspapers.com}} This was discontinued in September 1961 to reduce wait times at the skipped stations, all of which were outdoors.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/137738740/ |title=M.T.A. Dropping Morning Express |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=September 27, 1961 |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}

It was closed in 1975, when the line was rerouted into a tunnel that was constructed as part of the Haymarket North Extension project. The station was lowered to the ground, with plans to reuse the structure as a restaurant, but it was destroyed by fire on April 19, 1976, before the conversion could be done.{{cite news |url=http://patch.com/massachusetts/charlestown/the-removal-of-the-el |title=The Removal of the "El" |newspaper=Charlestown Patch |date=26 July 2011 |last=Giordano |first=Kathleen Whelan |accessdate=16 January 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4063839/thompson_square_fire_april_21_1976/ |title=Fire destroys converted train station |newspaper=Berkshire Eagle |date=21 April 1975 |via=Newspapers.com |page=17}} {{open access}}

References

External links

Category:Charlestown, Boston

Category:Former railway stations in Boston

Category:Orange Line (MBTA) stations

Category:Former MBTA stations in Massachusetts

Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in 1975