Magoun Square station
Magoun Square station is an under-construction light rail station on the MBTA Green Line E branch in Somerville, Massachusetts. The station will have one island platform, which will serve the E branch's two tracks. It is expected to open in mid-2022 as part of the Green Line Extension. History. Railroad station. Somerville Junction was the name of a railroad junction and station in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. The station, which closed in 1927, was located at the site of the present-day park near the intersection of Centre and Woodbine Streets. Nearby, a westward connector  split off from the main line of the Boston and Lowell Railroad. It was built by the B&L to connect to the Lexington and Arlington Railroad after its 1870 acquisition. A branch was later added, extending the connector to form the Fitchburg Cutoff. A publication highlighting Somerville railroad history in connection with the MBTA Green Line extension project includes a photo of the depot (also seen here, to the right) and a discussion of Somerville Junction's history. Per 1895 maps, the station was situated about 70 yards (65 meters) from the Central Street bridge, and the junction of the  tracks was about 240 yards (225 meters) farther northwest. Laurin A. Woodward was station agent from 1871 to the 1920s; in 1921, his 50 years of such work were believed to be the longest in New England. The station building was abandoned by the early 1930s. The B&M received permission to close the stop in 1939, though some service may have maintained into the 1940s. It was closed completely prior to the 1958 cuts that closed North Somerville, Tufts College, and Medford Hillside stations. Green Line station. Originally announced as Lowell Street station, the MBTA announced in December 2016 that  the opening would be delayed until 2021 in the wake of cutbacks, and that the name of the station would be changed to Magoun Square, named after the nearby Magoun Square neighborhood. The station will be located on Lowell Street south of the actual square. The concrete platform was poured in August 2020. By June 2021, the platform canopy was in place, with steelwork for the footbridge underway. Public art at the station will include "Unfolding Light" by Aaron Stephen – sculptural lighting over the footbridge to the station – as well as graffiti-style murals on panels on station signs. Original  plans called for the D branch to be extended to Medford/Tufts. In April 2021, the MBTA indicated that the Medford branch would instead be served by the E branch. By March 2021, the station was expected to open in December 2021. In June 2021, the MBTA indicated an additional delay, under which the station was expected to open in May 2022. In February 2022, the MBTA announced that the Medford Branch would open in "late summer".