Boston College | |||||||||||
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![]() An inbound train entering Boston College station in July 2024 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Commonwealth Avenue at Lake Street Boston and Newton, Massachusetts | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°20′24.3″N 71°10′1.2″W / 42.340083°N 71.167000°W | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 balloon loop | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | August 15, 1896 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | c. 1916, 1930, 2009 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Lake Street (until 1947) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2011 | 1,136 (weekday inbound boardings)[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Boston College station is a light rail station on the MBTA Green Line B branch. It is located at St. Ignatius Square on the Boston College campus near the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Lake Street, on the border between the Brighton neighborhood of Boston and the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts. Originally opened in 1896, it has been the terminus of the Commonwealth Avenue line since 1900. The current station is planned to be replaced by a new station located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue just east of Lake Street.