Copley (MBTA station)

COPLEY
Outbound platform
Station statistics
Address	640 Boylston St. at 230 Dartmouth St. under Copley Square, Downtown Boston
Coordinates	42°21′01″N 71°04′39″W
Lines	Green Line (all branches)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	October 3, 1914
Accessible
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 Green Line light rail subway in Boston, Massachusetts. Located in and named after Copley Square, the station has entrances and exits along Boylston Street and Dartmouth Street.

As there is no connection between the inbound and outbound platforms, travelers must exit the station, cross the street, and pay again to switch directions at this station. Alternately, a free inbound-outbound transfer can be made by traveling one stop east to Arlington station, where the two platforms are connected by a paid mezzanine lobby.

Immediately west of Copley station, the Green Line "E" Branch splits off from the main line via a flat junction, running under Huntington Avenue towards its terminus at Heath Street. Because inbound and outbound trains must be carefully coordinated when traversing the junction, this location is one of the bottlenecks limiting peak capacity of the Green Line.^{[citation needed]}

Attractions

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

Accessibility

Copley is fully wheelchair accessible, following extensive station renovation completed in 2011.

External links

• MBTA - Copley Station
• Media related to Copley (MBTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
• MBTA Projects Under Construction: Copley Station
• Dartmouth Street entrance from Google Maps Street View