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MBTA Officially Opens Four Corners Station

Massachusetts Gov. Deval ­Patrick joined Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, ­Massachusetts DOT Secretary and Chief Executive Officer Richard Davey, and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority General Manager Beverly Scott July 17 to officially open the Four Corners Commuter Rail Station and celebrate recent improvements made along the entire Fairmount Commuter Rail Line. The new stations and other improvements along the line are expected to improve public transportation in the neighborhoods of ­Dorchester, ­Roxbury, and Mattapan.

Later in the day, MassDOT and MBTA held additional official openings at two other stations along the line. The new Talbot Avenue Commuter Rail Station opened to customers in November 2012 and the Newmarket Commuter Rail Station opened July 1. Work on the fourth new station of the improvements project, Blue Hill Avenue, is expected to begin later this summer.

“We all know that reliable public transportation translates into jobs, economic opportunity, and a higher quality of life,” Patrick said. “I am proud of the tremendous progress we have made in improving the Fairmount Line, but there is more to do to give our residents the 21st-century transportation system they deserve.”

“I am proud to say that the MBTA has been working hand in hand with the many dedicated and focused community organizations that serve this area to bring better service to the people and help increase ridership levels that will help maintain the line,” Scott added. “The years this project has been developing were spent carefully listening, planning, and building an integral new piece of this community and I look forward to continuing that important conversation for years to come.”

The overall goal of the Fairmount Line Improvements Program is to provide residents with a direct and convenient mode of public transportation that will improve opportunity and increase ridership on the line.

 

Photo: Nathan Ouellette/Governor's Office

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick speaks at ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the MBTA Fairmount Line Four Corners/Geneva Station.

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