. Electric railway journal . wn on page 1219, there will bebuilt a platform about 350 ft. long on the west side of thestation over Main Street, Charlestown, for use by passen-gers destined for Boston via the elevated trains. Thisplatform will be at a slightly higher level than the presentinterior platform of the terminal, and will be connectedwith the latter by one 5 per cent and one 6 per cent ramp,with a combined width of 30 ft., besides having a bridgeconnection 10 ft. wide with the easterly platform of theterminal. In place of the present stub tracks on the westside of the station a loop f
. Electric railway journal . wn on page 1219, there will bebuilt a platform about 350 ft. long on the west side of thestation over Main Street, Charlestown, for use by passen-gers destined for Boston via the elevated trains. Thisplatform will be at a slightly higher level than the presentinterior platform of the terminal, and will be connectedwith the latter by one 5 per cent and one 6 per cent ramp,with a combined width of 30 ft., besides having a bridgeconnection 10 ft. wide with the easterly platform of theterminal. In place of the present stub tracks on the westside of the station a loop for surface car traffic will bebuilt, with an unloading platform having short connectionswith the inward elevated platform. Cars will ascend theinclines to the elevated level as at present, on the west sideof the station; they will discharge their passengers uponthe unloading platform at an average distance of 60 the trains, traverse the loop and make a second stopat the surface loading platform, which is in immediate. Boston Elevated Extensions—Changes under Way at the Dudley Street Station mission in connection with the inauguration of service onthe future Maiden extension. The original design of thisstation provided a single track through it for use by ele-vated trains arriving from Boston, and on each side, at thesame platform level, parallel surface car tracks with stubterminals which received and delivered traffic transferredbetween the trains and suburban cars. Little separationwas possible between inward and outward travel exceptby encouraging passengers to enter the elevated trains bythe end doors and leave by the center doors, and by try-ing to empty the surface cars at the forward end and loadthem at the rear end. With the growth of travel conse-quent upon the full utilization of the elevated system andits connecting surface lines, together with the admission tothe terminal of new lines of interurban cars from distantpoints, the capacity of the station becam
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