Boylston station

Boylston
An outbound train at Boylston station in December 2019
General information
Location	Boylston Street at Tremont Street Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′09″N 71°03′53″W / 42.3525°N 71.064722°W / 42.3525; -71.064722
Line(s)	Tremont Street subway
Platforms	2 island platforms (used as side platforms)
Tracks	4 (2 in service)
Connections	MBTA bus: 43
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Green Line platforms are not accessible
History
Opened	September 1, 1897 (1897-09-01) (Green Line) July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30) (Silver Line)
Passengers
FY2019	5,265 boardings (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Arlington toward Boston College Green Line B branch Park Street toward Government Center Arlington toward Cleveland Circle Green Line C branch Arlington toward Riverside Green Line D branch Park Street toward Union Square Arlington toward Heath Street Green Line E branch Park Street toward Medford/​Tufts Tufts Medical Center toward Nubian Silver Line SL5 Downtown Crossing One-way operation
Former services Preceding station Boston Elevated Railway Following station Pleasant Street toward Dudley Main Line Elevated 1901-1908 Park Street toward Sullivan Square Preceding station MBTA Following station Arlington toward Watertown Green Line A branch Park Street Terminus
Location

Boylston station (also signed as Boylston Street) is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, located on the southeast corner of Boston Common at the intersection of Boylston Street and Tremont Street. A southbound street-level stop for the SL5 route of the bus rapid transit Silver Line is outside fare control. The station has two island platforms; each has one disused track, making them effectively side platforms. Boylston is not accessible for Green Line trains.

Boylston station was opened in 1897 as part of the original segment of the Tremont Street subway. Originally used by streetcars, from 1901 to 1908 it also served Main Line Elevated trains. Unlike other Green Line stations, Boylston has been little modified, and retains much of its original appearance. Two of the original four headhouses have been removed, however, and a sub-passage connecting the platforms has been sealed. Construction of a proposed underground Silver Line station was proposed in the 1990s; that phase of the project was cancelled in 2010.