Valley Road is the one non-ADA compliant station on the Mattapan High Speed Line because it is located along the portion of the line that follows the valley formed by a creek and is significantly below the level of the nearby streets requiring a decent staircase down the hill for access. The stop has the standard two small side platforms (with tactile warning strips), the inbound with a small modern canopy, the outbound exposed with just a sign and trashcan. Access is via the staircase which descends to a pedestrian crossing in the middle of the platforms. To reach the staircase a MBTA maintained (it has black lampposts just like the station) path must be used from Eliot Street (between Valley Road and Rock View Road), that is marked by a T post, between the single-family houses of the surrounding community. The street, Valley Road dead ends in the cliff side half a block from the station. Google (and the MBTA's website) claim this is where the stop is but they are incorrect.
All photos taken on 28 June, 2011
At the end of Valley Road, the tracks are visible but no station
The T post at the path entrance
The crossing painted bright yellow
The path back to Eliot Street
The staircase of decent length
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Last Updated: 30 June, 2011
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