Suffolk Downs is a station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Blue Line, named for the nearbySuffolk Downs racetrack. The station is on the surface section of the Blue Line, the only part of the MBTA's heavy rail lines that uses overhead lines instead of third rail.
Suffolk Downs station was originally built on April 21, 1952, on the site of a former Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad depot called Belle Isle. The 1952 station lost its outbound platform to fire on February 14, 1976. The station was rebuilt in 1983 and reopened on January 3, 1984.
The station was closed for approximately one year starting on June 25, 1994, as the station was rebuilt once again. The station officially re-opened on June 24, 1995. The station has parking for 110 cards and is Accessible
October 8, 2018