Amory Street | |||||||||||||
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An inbound train at Amory Street station in December 2021 | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | Commonwealth Avenue at Amory Street Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°21′04″N 71°06′53″W / 42.3510°N 71.1147°W | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | May 18, 1896 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | November 15, 2021 | ||||||||||||
Previous names | St. Paul Street, Boston University West | ||||||||||||
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2011 | Weekday average boardings:[1] St. Paul Street: 1,296 Boston University West: 704 | ||||||||||||
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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 St. 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 St. 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.