Thompson Square station

Thompson Square
Thompson Square station, circa 1970
Location	Charlestown, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°22′30.16″N 71°3′50.52″W / 42.3750444°N 71.0640333°W / 42.3750444; -71.0640333Coordinates: 42°22′30.16″N 71°3′50.52″W / 42.3750444°N 71.0640333°W / 42.3750444; -71.0640333
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Charlestown Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
History
Opened	May 22, 1902[1]
Closed	April 4, 1975[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station City Square toward Forest Hills Orange Line Sullivan Square toward Everett

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. It was closed in 1975, when the line was rerouted into a tunnel that was constructed as part of the Haymarket North Extension project.^[1] 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.^[2][3]

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