Ashmont station

Ashmont
A northbound Red Line train at Ashmont station in May 2025
General information
LocationDorchester Avenue at Ashmont Street
Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°17′03″N 71°03′50″W / 42.2843°N 71.0638°W / 42.2843; -71.0638
Line(s)Ashmont Branch (Shawmut Branch)
Platforms2 side platforms (Red Line)
1 side platform (Ashmont–Mattapan line)
Tracks2 (Red Line)
1 balloon loop (Ashmont–Mattapan line)
Connections MBTA bus: 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 215, 217, 240
BAT: 12
Construction
Bicycle facilities"Pedal and Park" bicycle cage
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1928 (Red Line)
August 26, 1929 (Mattapan Line)
RebuiltSeptember 2004–October 21, 2011
Passengers
FY20198,841 (weekday average boardings)
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Terminus Red Line Shawmut
toward Alewife
Cedar Grove
toward Mattapan
Mattapan Line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
Cedar Grove
toward Mattapan
Boston–​Mattapan Shawmut
toward Boston
Location

Ashmont station (signed as Ashmont/Peabody Sq.) is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) intermodal transit station located at Peabody Square in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the southern terminus of the Ashmont branch of the rapid transit Red Line, the northern terminus of the connecting light rail Mattapan Line, and a major terminal for MBTA bus service. Ashmont has two side platforms serving the below-grade Red Line and a single side platform on an elevated balloon loop for the Mattapan Line. The station is fully accessible for all modes.