Alewife station Minuteman Bikeway, Cambridge Linear Park, and the Fitchburg Cutoff Path. Alewife opened on March 30, 1985. Originally only to be a temporary terminus during construction of the Arlington section of the Red Line, Alewife became the regular terminus when the further extension was canceled. The station is named after Alewife Brook, a nearby tributary of the Mystic River, which in turn is named after the alewife fish which inhabits the Mystic River system. Alewife features six pieces of public art which were built as part of the first stage of the Arts on the Line program. Boston transportation planners expected
Alewife station allow that today is not clear. Seven MBTA Bus routes terminate at the ground-level busways at Alewife: The Rindge Avenue - Central Square, Cambridge via Porter Square Station terminates nearby at Russell Field. It is not possible to turn left from Alewife Brook Parkway onto Rindge Avenue, preventing the bus from serving Alewife directly. The bus stop is connected to Alewife by a short spur of the Cambridge Linear Park. Alewife station is also served by several private-carrier routes: There is one island platform serving two tracks. The tracks extend past the station to store terminating trains. On September 18,