Wonderland (MBTA-Station)

Wonderland is an underground station of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ( MBTA ) in Revere, Massachusetts in the United States. It is the northern terminus of the Blue Line.

History

By the end of the 19th century, a station named Bath House was built north of the position of the present-day station for the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad, but the company had to stop in the wake of the Great Depression its business operations in 1940. On 19 January 1954, opened at the same time with the stations and Beachmont Revere Beach station Wonderland and henceforth formed the terminus of the northern extension of the East Boston Tunnel, which was renamed the Blue Line in 1967. The original plans involved to also call the station Bath House, but eventually Amusement Park and the later at the same site active Wonderland Greyhound Park, the current name was chosen in reference to the nearby Wonderland.

Because of the Big Dig, the MBTA was legally forced to compensate for the higher pollution from the increased road transport. As part of a variety of relevant measures was the Wonderland Intermodal Transit Center built at the station Wonderland with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for a total of 53.5 million U.S. dollars from 2010 to 2012, to Appendices A parking garage with nearly 1,500 parking spaces, a new bus terminal, bicycle storage and improved pedestrian routes include.

Railway facilities

Track, signaling and safety systems

Metro Station has a total of two tracks, which are accessible via two side platforms.

Building

The metro station is located at the address 1300 North Shore Road (Massachusetts Route 1A ) directly at Revere Beach and is completely accessible.

Surroundings

At the station there is a connection to the MBTA 12 bus. Since it is mainly used as a park and ride station, a total of 1,852 paid parking available.

Trivia

The station in the film Next Stop Wonderland in 1998 the eponymous target of the main characters dar.