Suffolk Downs
 down Orient Heights
Beachmont up 
 Belle Isle Marsh
Home<Boston MBTA<Blue Line<Suffolk Downs

Suffolk Downs is a blue line station with two side platforms and an extremely poorly designed overpass connecting the two platforms that are at street level and have only small portions (for about a train car) that are canopied. The reason the station's overpass is so poorly designed is due the ramps for accessible access. The outbound platform has a single high exit turnstile directly from it out to Bennington Street. Anyone trying to board a train from this must follow the shared (by a fence) overpass to the inbound platform. The overpass walk is long due to the fact that there is are shared ramps for ADA access at either end with a high fence dividing the portions outside and within fare control. Only the side within fare control has a staircase to each platform to avoid these ramps. The inbound platform has the stations fare gates and another entrance from the end of Walley Street. Along the outbound platform there is also a small parking lot. All of the station structures that hold up the overpass are bare brick.
All photos taken on 27 June, 2011

Page 1|Page 2
suffolk_downs1
The exit only side at Bennington Street
suffolk_downs2
The exit from Suffolk Downs and way to access the overpass to the single entrance area
suffolk_downs3
suffolk_downs4
Looking into fare control it is a long walk of ramps to enter
suffolk_downs5
The interior of the ramp up from the outbound platform is outside of fare control
suffolk_downs6
suffolk_downs7
On the divided overpass
suffolk_downs8
Looking down the tracks
suffolk_downs9
The shared ramp to the inbound platform
suffolk_downs10
Still on the ramp
suffolk_downs11
The entrance area on the inbound platform
suffolk_downs12
The entrance to the inbound platform
suffolk_downs13
The staircase within fare control for the outbound platform
suffolk_downs14
A few passengers get on and off an inbound train
suffolk_downs15
suffolk_downs16
The High Exit Turnstile to Bennington Street
suffolk_downs17
suffolk_downs18
suffolk_downs19
suffolk_downs20
Page 1|Page 2
Home<Boston MBTA<Blue Line<Suffolk Downs
MBTA T Subway on the SubwayNut

Last Updated: 2 July, 2011
This website is not affiliated with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Their official website is here
This Website is maintained and copyright © 2011, Jeremiah Cox. Please do not remote link images or copy them from this website without permission.