Charles/MGH station

Charles/MGH
A northbound train at Charles/MGH station in 2024
General information
Location	170 Charles Street Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates	42°21′41″N 71°04′17″W / 42.3613°N 71.0714°W / 42.3613; -71.0714
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	February 27, 1932[1]
Rebuilt	June 2003–February 17, 2007
Passengers
FY2019	10,515 (weekday average boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station Kendall/MIT toward Alewife Red Line Park Street toward Ashmont or Braintree
Proposed services Preceding station MBTA Following station Terminus Blue Line Government Center toward Wonderland
Track layout Legend Charles River to Alewife Route 3 Longfellow Br. Storrow Dr. (WB) Storrow Dr. (EB) Charles St. Storrow Dr. onramp Charles St.   Cedar St. to Ashmont or Braintree Cambridge St.
Location

Charles/MGH station is a rapid transit station on the MBTA Red Line, elevated above Charles Circle on the east end of the Longfellow Bridge in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The station is named for Charles Circle and the adjacent Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) campus. It has two side platforms, with a glass-walled headhouse structure inside Charles Circle. Charles/MGH station is fully accessible.

The Cambridge subway opened in 1912; planning for an infill station at Charles Street began in 1924. After several false starts, construction of Charles station began in 1931. The Art Deco station, with cast stone headhouse and copper-sheathed platforms, opened on February 27, 1932. A pedestrian tunnel that provided station access was replaced by footbridges in 1961. The station was renamed Charles/MGH in 1973. From 2003 to 2007, the station was renovated for accessibility; a new glass entrance replaced the original structure. The proposed Red Blue Connector would extend the Blue Line to Charles/MGH, with a new underground platform level.