Shawmut station

Shawmut
Shawmut station headhouse in August 2016
General information
Location	Dayton Street at Clementine Park Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°17′37″N 71°03′57″W / 42.29371°N 71.06591°W / 42.29371; -71.06591
Line(s)	Ashmont Branch (Shawmut Branch)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1872 (original station) September 1, 1928 (rapid transit)[1]
Closed	1926 (original station)
Rebuilt	1981, 2004–2009
Previous names	Melville Avenue; Centre Street
Passengers
FY2019	2,286 boardings (weekday average)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Ashmont Terminus Red Line Fields Corner toward Alewife
Former services Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station Ashmont toward Mattapan Boston–​Mattapan Fields Corner toward Boston
Location

Shawmut station is a subway station in Boston, Massachusetts. It serves the Ashmont branch of the MBTA's Red Line. It is located on Dayton Street in the Dorchester neighborhood. The station, the only underground station on the Red Line south of Andrew station, sits in a shallow cut-and-cover subway tunnel that runs from Park Street south to Peabody Square where it surfaces at Ashmont station. Shawmut opened along with Ashmont on September 1, 1928, as part of a southward extension of the Cambridge–Dorchester line.

Shawmut station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. The headhouse connects the two platforms and serves as a free crossover between them, with two elevators from the paid lobby to each platform. Emergency exits near the south end of the platforms lead to small brick buildings on the entrance plaza. Shawmut does not have any MBTA bus connections because the station is located in a residential neighborhood away from major streets.