Amory Street station

Amory Street
A light rail train at a surface station in the median of an urban street
An outbound train at Amory Street station in September 2024
General information
LocationCommonwealth Avenue at Amory Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′04″N 71°06′53″W / 42.3510°N 71.1147°W / 42.3510; -71.1147
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 57
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 18, 1896 (1896-05-18)
RebuiltNovember 15, 2021
Previous namesSaint Paul Street, Boston University West
Passengers
2011Weekday average boardings:[1]
Saint Paul Street: 1,296
Boston University West: 704
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Babcock Street Green Line Boston University Central
Former services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Pleasant Street
toward Watertown
Green Line University Road
Location
Map

Amory Street station is a light rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue in the west part of the Boston University campus. The accessible station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks, with access at Amory Street and Saint Paul Street.

Streetcar service on Commonwealth Avenue began in 1896 under the West End Street Railway. The line passed through several operators; in the 1960s, it became the Green Line B branch. Stops were located at Boston University West (Amory Street) and Saint Paul Street. Planning for consolidation of the two stations into a single accessible station as part of a stop consolidation project began in 2014. Construction of Amory Street station and nearby Babcock Street station began in February 2021; they opened on November 15, 2021.

  1. ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.