Assembly Station, the MBTA’s new rapid-transit stop on the Orange Line, officially opened for the start of service Tuesday morning.

Located at the 66.5-acre Assembly Row in Somerville, Assembly Station became the first new rapid-transit T station to open in 27 years.

“A demand for enhanced access to transit, for smart development centered on transportation access and for livable, workable communities has been heard loud and clear by this Administration,” said MassDOT Secretary and CEO Richard Davey in a statement provided to BostInno. “The opening of the new Assembly station today is a direct response to that demand that will provide easy, affordable access to rapid transit in this new neighborhood of Somerville.”

 

The above-ground stop sits between Sullivan Square and Wellington on the Orange Line, three stops – outbound or inbound – away from the terminus Oak Grove Station and North Station.

Somerville alderman John M. Connolly announced the opening of the new station on his Facebook page last week. At 2:30 p.m. Governor Deval Patrick is expected to join Secretary Davey and Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone at an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at the station.

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