Talk:Harvard station

message: China town also has a bi-level platform? If you take the orange line train from Back Bay you'll see the difference when pulling into Chinatown station.
Chinatown (MBTA station) CaribDigita 23:52, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nope. Like the Orange Line platforms at Downtown Crossing, Chinatown's platforms are staggered laterally, such that you pass the opposite one completely before pulling into yours. But that are each at the same depth, unlike the given examples where the tracks in one direction drop below the tracks in the other.76.121.231.80 (talk) 04:15, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: And... I just noticed your mistake was six years old, and therefore unlikely to be reflected in the form of misinformation on any present-day page. Carry on.76.121.231.80 (talk) 04:16, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bi-level platforms.... What about Chinatown? 

message: The entry says the station opened in 1912 was rebuilt in the 1980s, but this isn't quite correct.  As I understand it, an entirely new station was built when the tracks were rerouted to extend the line to Alewife.  A part of the old station can still be seen just as the train curves through Harvard Square.  The old entrance was at the Out Of Town News building in the center island of the Square and the new entrance is now on the corner of Brattle Street and Mass. Ave.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.237.154.108 (talk) 05:28, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The new station was built pretty much where the old station was located. There was a wooden temporary station where the Kennedy School of Government is now located (then an MBTA storage yard) during construction. The platforms are entirely reconfigured and parts of the old platforms are abandoned, but still visible as you report. The new station extends further north along the new track alignment under Mass Ave, but the main entrance is still next to out-of-town news, close to where the old entrance was. (The roof of the old entrance head house was saved and is now the roof of out-of-town news.)  One section of the old station, the bus tunnels, was not demolished and they are still in use.--agr (talk) 14:00, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This site has some info. http://world.nycsubway.org/us/boston/red.html CaribDigita (talk) 07:48, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Station information incorrect 

message: There's quite a distance from portal to portal via the curving tunnels. I have trouble measuring the path using Google Maps (among other difficulties, the scale keeps disappearing!).  Can anybody figure this out accurately, either online or on paper?  Reify-tech (talk) 20:09, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Using the path shown on Mapnik, and Google Earth to measure, I estimate 0.25 mi. for the underground portion, 0.33 mi. overall (including the outdoor inclines near Cambridge St. and at Mt. Auburn St.). I would deem accuracy to be within a few percent. Calling the tunnel "about a quarter mile long" (400 m) should be reasonable. Hertz1888 (talk) 21:49, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the quick answer; I've already used it in the article.  Reify-tech (talk) 00:40, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Length of Harvard Bus Tunnel 

message: The newly-added diagram of the historical locations of the various Harvard stations is a nice first try, but it has serious and misleading errors. I discuss them in detail at Commons:File talk:Harvard Station.PNG.  Please either correct the diagram or remove it from the article.  Reify-tech (talk) 16:43, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed the diagram from the article for its inaccuracies and poor quality; I may attempt my own replacement. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 00:30, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for producing a truly superb map, overnight! It is accurate, clear, and just plain beautiful. The map really complements the text, and gives the reader a much deeper understanding of the history of the station. Reify-tech (talk) 20:51, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Erroneous diagram of station 

message: An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect :Harvard bus tunnel and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 May 21#Harvard bus tunnel until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.  Nick Boppel (talk) 15:50, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Harvard bus tunnel" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]