Boylston station

Boylston
An outbound train at Boylston station in December 2019
General information
LocationBoylston Street at Tremont Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′09″N 71°03′53″W / 42.3525°N 71.064722°W / 42.3525; -71.064722
Line(s)Tremont Street subway
Platforms2 island platforms (used as side platforms)
Tracks4 (2 in service)
ConnectionsBus transport MBTA bus: 43
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleGreen Line platforms are not accessible
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1897 (1897-09-01) (Green Line)
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30) (Silver Line)
Passengers
FY20195,265 boardings (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Arlington Green Line Park Street
Arlington Green Line
Arlington
toward Riverside
Green Line Park Street
Arlington Green Line Park Street
Tufts Medical Center
toward Nubian
Silver Line 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
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Arlington
toward Watertown
Green Line Park Street
Terminus
Location
Map

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.

  1. ^ "A Guide to Ridership Data". MassDOT/MBTA Office of Performance Management and Innovation. June 22, 2020. p. 9.