Babcock Street station
Babcock Street | |||||||||||||
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 An inbound train at Babcock Street station in July 2019 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Commonwealth Avenue at Babcock Street Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°21′06″N 71°07′18″W / 42.35169°N 71.121547°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | MBTA | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  MBTA Bus: 57, 57A, 193 | ||||||||||||
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| 2011 | 1,387 (weekday average boardings)[1] | ||||||||||||
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Babcock Street is a light rail surface station on the MBTA Green Line B branch, located in the median of Commonwealth Avenue west of Babcock Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Babcock Street consists of two side platforms, which serve the B branch's two tracks. It was also served by the A branch until its 1969 discontinuance.
Stop consolidation
In 2014, the MBTA began planning consolidate four stops - Boston University West, St. Paul Street, Pleasant Street, and Babcock Street - located near Boston University's West Campus. The four stops, which are not accessible, will be turned into two fully accessible stops as part of a reconfiguration of Commonwealth Avenue between the Boston University Bridge and Packard's Corner.[2] Pleasant Street and Babcock Street stations will be consolidated into one station in the block between the two streets.[3]
Work was delayed by the need to complete other roadwork on Commonwealth Avenue.[4] The MBTA awarded a $17.8 million construction contract on March 23, 2020. Construction will last from fall 2020 to fall 2021, with night and weekend bustitution for 32 weeks.[5]
References
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ "Comm. Ave. Green Line Improvements Public Meeting" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. October 16, 2014.
- ^ O'Rourke, John (October 23, 2014). "T May Eliminate Two Green Line B Stops". BU Today. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ Brelsford, Laura (December 5, 2016). "MBTA System-Wide Accessibility Initiatives: December 2016 Update" (PDF). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Department of System-Wide Accessibility. p. 22.
- ^ "FMCB Awards $17.8 Million for B Branch Station Consolidation Work" (Press release). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. March 23, 2020.
External links
Media related to Babcock Street station at Wikimedia Commons