Lynn as a rapid transit line, and construction began in October 1948. The first part of the Revere Extension opened to Orient Heights on January 5, 1952, with intermediate stations at Airport Station and Day Square. M.T.A. built Day Square station on a new section of right-of-way, which connected the former Eastern Railroad's East Boston Branch (used by the extension as far as Airport Station) with the BRB&L at Harbor View. The station was located between the former Wood Island and Harbor View stations, serving Day Square and the Neptune Road / Wood Island Park development designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Day Square station had its platforms at ground level, with an elevated busway for buses and trackless trolleys located above the platforms. A loop for these vehicles extended over a parking lot south of the station. The extension to Airport, Day Square, and Orient Heights opened on January 5, 1952, with further completion to Wonderland in 1954. Day Square station was renamed Wood Island Park on October 21, 1954. In early 1967, as part of a series of station name changes, Wood Island Park was changed again to Wood Island, as Wood Island Park had been destroyed during the expansion of Logan Airport. The loop of the elevated busway was removed in the 1970s. Modernization In 1988, the MBTA began planning the Blue Line Modernization Project, which included accessibility modifications as well as platform extensions to accommodate 6-car trains. The project was then expected to be complete in 1994. In 1989, the MBTA awarded design contracts for modernization and platform lengthening (to allow six-car trains) at nine Blue Line stations, including Wood Island. Wood Island entered the final design stage on January 3, 1991. The MBTA received federal funding in 1992 for the project, which was seen as the most critical of the first phase of station reconstructions. The rebuilt Wood Island would be needed as a bus terminal during the relocation of Airport station, which in turn was needed to accommodate construction of the Third Harbor Tunnel. Demolition of the elevated structure at Wood Island begin in November 1993 under a $10.4 million contract. On June 25, 1994, the line was cut back to Orient Heights at all times to permit reconstruction of the outer stations; Wood Island remained open during construction. and Wood Island were completely rebuilt, while , , and Wonderland were renovated. The outer stations