Copley (MBTA station)

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Copley MBTA Green Line station
Copley station entrance in front of Old South Church
Station statistics
Address	640 Boylston at 230 Dartmouth Streets under Copley Square, Downtown Boston
Coordinates	42°21′0.5″N 71°4′39.09″W / 42.350139°N 71.077525°W / 42.350139; -71.077525Coordinates: 42°21′0.5″N 71°4′39.09″W / 42.350139°N 71.077525°W / 42.350139; -71.077525
Lines	Green Line (all branches)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	October 3, 1914
Owned by	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Traffic
Passengers (1997)	3.582 million ▬ 0%
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station Hynes Convention Center toward Boston College Green Line "B" Branch Arlington toward Government Center Hynes Convention Center toward Riverside Green Line "D" Branch Hynes Convention Center toward Cleveland Circle Green Line "C" Branch Arlington toward North Station Prudential toward Heath Street Green Line "E" Branch Arlington toward Lechmere

Copley is a station on the MBTA's Green Line subway in Boston, Massachusetts. Located and named after Copley Square, the station has entrances and exits along Boylston Street and Dartmouth Street.

After Copley, the Green Line "E" Branch splits off from the rest of the line, running under Huntington Avenue. Therefore, Copley Station affords outbound riders their last chance to get on or off an E train. However, travellers who want to change from one branch going inbound to another going outbound must do so at Arlington.

Contents 1 Attractions 2 Accessibility 3 Requested Name Change 4 External links

[edit] Attractions

• Copley Square
• Boston Public Library
• John Hancock Tower
• Trinity Church
• Old South Church

[edit] Accessibility

Copley Station is not wheelchair accessible. The nearest accessible station to Copley Square is Back Bay on the Orange Line, about two blocks south. See also MBTA accessibility.

[edit] Requested Name Change

The Boston Public Library, one of the attractions around the stop, is requesting that the name be changed to exactly that, "Boston Public Library". They note that the stops Aquarium, Charles/MGH, and Symphony have been created, pushing the point that the library predates the MBTA (by 11 years), and simply wants the name in their favor^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] External links

• Official MBTA page for Copley Station
• MBTA Projects Under Construction: Copley Station

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