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19-594: Kendall/MIT station has two underground side platforms serving the two tracks of the Red Line, which runs approximately east–west under Main Street. The main headhouses are located midblock between Broadway and Ames Street, with smaller entrances further east near Broadway. The main headhouses have elevators for accessibility . The main inbound headhouse has two angled glass entrances and a pair of glass elevators, with an angular canopy supported on thin columns. The station

38-413: A Spanish solution format, with two side platforms and an island platform in between, serving two tracks. In some situations, a single side platform may be in use with the other one (side platform) disused like with Ryde Esplanade . Redundant elevators Redundant elevators are additional elevators installed to guarantee greater accessibility of buildings and public transportation systems in

57-732: A 24-hour monitored telephone number that connects the passenger to a mobility taxi service. As part of a 2006 agreement between the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the Boston Center for Independent Living, MBTA has agreed to install redundant elevators at stations in their system. Since 2003, the Washington Metro has required that all newly constructed stations must have redundant elevators. As of 2021, all Washington Metro stations are wheelchair accessible but

76-405: A footbridge or tunnel to allow safe access to the alternate platform. While a pair of side platforms is often provided on a dual-track line, a single side platform is usually sufficient for a single-track line. Where the station is close to a level crossing (grade crossing) the platforms may either be on the same side of the crossing road or alternatively may be staggered in one of two ways. With

95-785: Is also being reconstructed as part of the adjacent 325 Main Street project. The new glass headhouse will also have redundant elevators , and the roof will be part of an elevated public plaza.Work on the headhouse began in July 2022. A temporary outbound headhouse, located inside 325 Main Street, was completed in June 2024. The old headhouse was demolished, and steel for the new headhouse assembled, in July 2024. The temporary headhouse includes an art installation by Mount Holyoke College professor Ligia Bouton entitled "25 Variable Stars: A Temporary Monument for Henrietta Swan Leavitt". It consists of lenticular prints honoring Henrietta Swan Leavitt 's discovery of

114-506: Is served by four MBTA bus routes: 64 , 68 , 85 ,   and   CT2 . The CT2 stops on Ames Street northwest of the station, while the other routes stop on Main Street adjacent to the main headhouses. The EZRide Cambridge–North Station shuttle service also stops on Main Street. The CambridgeSide Galleria provides a free shuttle bus from Kendall/MIT. Between 1986 and 1988, artist Paul Matisse installed Kendall Band , an interactive musical sculpture, at Kendall/MIT. Located between

133-400: Is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track. In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by

152-542: The period-luminosity relation for Cepheid variable stars . The new permanent headhouse is anticipated to be completed in June 2025. Kendall/MIT was a proposed stop on the Urban Ring – a circumferential bus rapid transit (BRT) line designed to connect the existing radial MBTA rail lines to reduce overcrowding in the downtown stations. Under draft plans released in 2008, new surface-level BRT platforms would have been constructed on Main Street at Kendall/MIT. The project

171-436: The 'near-side platforms' configuration, each platform appears before the intersection and with 'far-side platforms' they are positioned after the intersection. In some situations, a single side platform can be served by multiple vehicles simultaneously with a scissors crossing provided to allow access mid-way along its length. Larger stations may have two side platforms with several island platforms in between. Some are in

190-579: The City of Cambridge over potential traffic problems due to the grade crossings on the Grand Junction, the MBTA declined to pursue implementation of the proposed service. In 2014, it was revealed by the state that the stop would be part of the proposed Indigo Line system with frequent DMU service, but that plan was canceled in 2015 for financial reasons. A 2019 report indicated that daily boardings at

209-735: The Red Line tracks at the station, it cost $ 90,000 to construct under the Arts on the Line program. It consists of three musical devices - Pythagoras , Kepler , and Galileo - controlled by levers located on both subway platforms. Although Matisse maintained it for several decades, it ultimately fell into disrepair. A group of MIT students began restoration in 2010, with Pythagoras rendered partially functional in May 2011. The Cambridge subway opened from Park Street Under to Harvard on March 23, 1912, with intermediate stops at Central and Kendall . From

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228-472: The early 20th century through the 1970s, the MBTA operated a powerhouse above ground in Kendall Square, including rotary converters (also called cycloconverters) to transform incoming AC electrical power to 600 volts DC power fed to the third rail to run the subway. An old-fashioned cycloconverter consisted of an AC motor coupled to a huge, slowly rotating flywheel coupled to a DC generator, hence

247-1138: The event that an elevator malfunctions or is undergoing repairs. The United States Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund describes redundant elevators as a "best practice" and recommends all transit agencies "consider installing redundant elevators at all existing key stations with elevators in rapid, light, and commuter rail, and at all Amtrak stations with elevators." The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires elevators for new construction and alterations in public accommodations and commercial facilities, with some exceptions. However, there are no requirements for redundant elevators. Ottawa's OC Transpo has committed to installing redundant elevators at all transfer stations and stations where alternative accessible routes cannot be provided. All Bay Area Rapid Transit stations have accessible elevators, however most stations lack redundant elevators. BART has committed to increasing elevator redundancy within its system. Connecticut Department of Transportation policy states that at stations without redundant elevators, signage must be posted near all elevators displaying

266-431: The name. Despite the development of compact low-maintenance semiconductor -based power rectifiers , the long-obsolete electromechanical technology still occupied prime real estate in the heart of Kendall Square. The MBTA powerhouse was demolished, and replaced with an office building located at the convergence of Broadway and Main Street. The MBTA renamed the station three times in a seven-year period. On August 7, 1978,

285-567: The new name would be confused with the next Red Line station at Central Square . On June 26, 1985, the name was reverted to Kendall/MIT as part of a series of station name changes. During the 1980s, the MBTA rebuilt Kendall/MIT and other Red Line stations with longer platforms for six-car trains and with elevators for accessibility. The rebuilt station was dedicated in October 1987 and six-car trains began operation on January 21, 1988. Temporary artworks, including an entire fake cafe, were hosted at

304-701: The station during the renovation as part of the Arts on the Line program. The main southbound headhouse was reconstructed as part of the Kendall Square Initiative development project. Utility work began in July–August 2020, with excavation beginning in October. Part of the old headhouse was closed in November 2020 for construction of the interim headhouse. The temporary southbound headhouse opened on January 22, 2022. The permanent headhouse opened on February 11, 2023. The main northbound headhouse

323-511: The station was renamed as Kendall/MIT to indicate the nearby presence of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . On December 2, 1982, Columbia station was renamed JFK/UMass , and Kendall/MIT was renamed as Cambridge Center/MIT after the adjacent Cambridge Center development, although most station signs were not changed. There were many complaints that the MBTA had suddenly changed the name without public input, and that

342-443: The station would double to 30,000 by 2040, increasing the need for relief service on the Grand Junction and other corridors. Side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform ) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop , or transitway . A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel,

361-486: Was cancelled in 2010 In 2012, the state studied the feasibility of sending some Framingham/Worcester Line trains to North Station via the Grand Junction Railroad , including the possibility of a new commuter rail station at Kendall. The possible station would have consisted of a single platform between Main Street and Massachusetts Avenue, and was estimated to cost $ 7.5 million. After objections from

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